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Alpine Linux 3.18 — nikto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — nikto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 2.1.6-r2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — nikto 2.1.6-r2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11652 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.18 ships nikto 2.1.6-r2 which addresses CVE-2018-11652. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Configure RAID 10 with mdadm on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure RAID 10 with mdadm on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure raid 10 with mdadm on debian 12 on Bookworm leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bookworm freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — php81 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — php81 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:3661-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31629 Upstream summary: In PHP versions before 7.4.31, 8.0.24 and 8.1.11, the vulnerability enables network and same-site attackers to set a standard insecure cookie […]

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How to Set Up Squid Proxy for Private Connections on Ubuntu 22.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Squid Proxy for Private Connections on Ubuntu 22.04

Proxy servers are a useful way of caching or obfuscating web traffic. This means that web requests can be served from different inbound or outbound addresses than they appear to be, by offloading the connection to intermediaries. For regular end users, this usually means allowing you to make web requests from a different IP address than your own. In this tutorial, you will be installing and configuring Squid to support a number of popular proxy protocols on a Ubuntu 22.04 server.

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How to Manage Systemd Services on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Systemd Services on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction Setting up manage systemd services on centos stream 9 on a CentOS Stream 9 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Manage Systemd Services on CentOS Stream 9, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in […]

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AlmaLinux 9 — libXpm — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 9

AlmaLinux 9 — libXpm — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:0383 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44617 CVE-2022-46285 CVE-2022-4883 CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789 Upstream summary: X.Org X11 libXpm runtime library. Security Fix(es): * libXpm: compression commands depend on $PATH (CVE-2022-4883) * libXpm: Runaway loop on width of […]

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Debian 12 — tweepy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — tweepy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 October 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5825 Upstream summary: Tweepy does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-6368)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 October 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6368 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-2680 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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Debian 12 — tcmu — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — tcmu — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 October 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3139 Upstream summary: In Open-iSCSI tcmu-runner 1.3.x, 1.4.x, and 1.5.x through 1.5.2, xcopy_locate_udev in tcmur_cmd_handler.c lacks a check for transport-layer restrictions, allowing remote attackers to read or write […]

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Debian 12 — sgt-puzzles — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — sgt-puzzles — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 October 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-24283 CVE-2023-24284 CVE-2023-24285 CVE-2023-24286 CVE-2023-24287 CVE-2023-24288 CVE-2023-24291 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution […]

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