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Oracle Linux 9 — fwupd — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — fwupd — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-2487)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2487 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-34301 CVE-2022-34302 CVE-2022-3287 CVE-2022-34303 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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Debian 12: Package mirror timeout in cloud region

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 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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Debian 12 — backuppc — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — backuppc — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3369 CVE-2011-3361 CVE-2011-4923 CVE-2011-5081 Upstream summary: CgiUserConfigEdit in BackupPC 3.1.0, when SSH keys and Rsync are in use in a multi-user environment, does not restrict users from the […]

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Debian 12 — libxml-atom-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — libxml-atom-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-1102 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the XML::Atom Perl module before version 0.39 did not disable external entities when parsing XML from potentially untrusted sources. This may […]

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How to Add and Delete Users on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Add and Delete Users on RHEL 9

User account management is one of the most fundamental administrative tasks on any Linux server. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, every process, file, and network socket is owned by a user and group, making correct account hygiene essential for both security and auditability. Understanding the full lifecycle — creation, modification, and removal — and […]

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Debian 12 — python-aioxmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — python-aioxmpp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000007 Upstream summary: aioxmpp version 0.10.2 and earlier contains a Improper Handling of Structural Elements vulnerability in Stanza Parser, rollback during error processing, aioxmpp.xso.model.guard function that can result […]

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Debian 11 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-redcloth — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-6684 CVE-2023-31606 Upstream summary: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via […]

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SLES 12 — texlive — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — texlive — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:3033-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17407 CVE-2020-8016 CVE-2020-8017 CVE-2023-46048 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in t1_check_unusual_charstring functions in writet1.c files in TeX Live before 2018-09-21. A buffer overflow in […]

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How to Install ArgoCD GitOps Tool on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ArgoCD GitOps Tool on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying install argocd gitops tool on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites You will […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — bluez — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-11154)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 August 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-11154 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-45866 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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