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

Oracle Linux 8 — libtiff — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-0095)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 June 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-0095 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2953 CVE-2022-2058 CVE-2022-2056 CVE-2022-2867 CVE-2022-2521 CVE-2022-2057 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — ark — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — ark — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 20.08.0-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — ark 20.08.0-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24654 CVE-2020-16116 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships ark 20.08.0-r1 which addresses CVE-2020-24654. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — snakeyaml — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — snakeyaml — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2023-375 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-38752 CVE-2022-41854 CVE-2022-38750 Upstream summary: Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on […]

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How to Configure Kubernetes Persistent Volumes on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Kubernetes Persistent Volumes on RHEL 9

Kubernetes separates storage provisioning (creating storage volumes) from storage consumption (using volumes in pods) through two resource types: PersistentVolumes (PVs) and PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs). A PersistentVolume is a piece of storage in the cluster provisioned by an administrator or dynamically by a StorageClass. A PersistentVolumeClaim is a request for storage by a user — it specifies […]

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Debian 11 — node-ua-parser-js — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — node-ua-parser-js — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7793 CVE-2021-27292 CVE-2022-25927 Upstream summary: The package ua-parser-js before 0.7.23 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in multiple regexes (see linked commit for more info). […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — python-mock — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — python-mock — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:5994 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40217 CVE-2023-24329 CVE-2019-7164 CVE-2019-7548 CVE-2019-9636 CVE-2022-40897 CVE-2022-48560 CVE-2022-48565  +12 more Upstream summary: Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language that supports modules, classes, exceptions, high-level dynamic data types, […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-perl/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-perl/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202508-05 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-7101 Upstream summary: A vulnerability has been discovered in Spreadsheet::ParseExcel. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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

Debian 12 — jags — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 June 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3736 Upstream summary: ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to […]

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How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL on Debian 12

Introduction How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL on Debian 12 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 12 Bookworm server. Debian 12 Bookworm ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ […]

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