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Ubuntu 22.04 — unzip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — unzip — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 August 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5673-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4217 CVE-2022-0529 CVE-2022-0530 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1957077 Upstream summary: It was discovered that unzip did not properly handle unicode strings under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — php — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — php — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-0965)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-0965 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-37454 CVE-2022-31631 CVE-2022-31629 CVE-2022-31628 CVE-2022-31630 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nss — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nss — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-0786)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-0786 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-6135 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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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9587 CVE-2017-7550 CVE-2018-10874 CVE-2016-8614 CVE-2016-8628 CVE-2020-10744 CVE-2020-14330 CVE-2020-14332  +6 more Upstream summary: Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation […]

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How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up tune kernel parameters with sysctl 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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Oracle Linux 9 — libvirt — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — libvirt — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2024-2560)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-2560 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-2494 CVE-2024-1441 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libmicrohttpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libmicrohttpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:7090 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-27371 Upstream summary: GNU libmicrohttpd is a small C library that makes it easy to run an HTTP server as part of another application. Security Fix(es): * libmicrohttpd: remote […]

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Debian 12 – LVM Thin Pool Metadata Full – Service Outage Prevention

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.320-242.534 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.320-242.534 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2023-146 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-3609 CVE-2023-3776 Upstream summary: A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. If tcf_change_indev() fails, u32_set_parms() will […]

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Debian 12 — openvswitch — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — openvswitch — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3449 CVE-2015-8011 CVE-2016-10377 CVE-2016-2074 CVE-2017-14970 CVE-2017-9214 CVE-2017-9263 CVE-2017-9264  +12 more Upstream summary: Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local […]

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