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Debian 11 — libspf2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libspf2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 April 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-2469 CVE-2021-20314 CVE-2021-33912 CVE-2021-33913 CVE-2023-42118 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — sox — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — sox — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6345-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-32627 CVE-2021-33844 CVE-2019-13590 CVE-2021-23159 CVE-2021-23172 CVE-2021-23210 CVE-2021-3643 CVE-2021-40426  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — docker-registry — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — docker-registry — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6336-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11468 CVE-2023-2253 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Docker Registry incorrectly handled certain crafted input, A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial […]

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How to Configure Chrony as a Time Server on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Chrony as a Time Server on RHEL 9

Accurate timekeeping is critical in enterprise Linux environments. Kerberos authentication, TLS certificate validation, log correlation, and distributed system coordination all depend on clocks being tightly synchronised across hosts. On RHEL 9, Chrony is the default NTP implementation, replacing the older ntpd daemon. This tutorial walks through configuring a dedicated Chrony NTP server on RHEL 9 […]

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Gentoo Linux — app-admin/usbview — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — app-admin/usbview — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202310-15 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23220 Upstream summary: A vulnerability has been discovered in usbview. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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How To Build a Discord Bot in Python on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Build a Discord Bot in Python on Ubuntu 20.04

In this guide, you will build a Discord bot using the Python programming language and deploy it to an Ubuntu 20.04 server. You’ll be using the Discord Python library, [`discord.py`](https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), to program your bot.

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SLES 15 — redis7 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — redis7 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 April 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:2925-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36824 CVE-2023-28425 CVE-2023-41053 Upstream summary: Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. In Redit 7.0 prior to 7.0.12, extracting key names from a […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-10669)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 April 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-10669 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-49111 CVE-2022-49136 CVE-2022-49846 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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Oracle Linux 9 — java-1.8.0-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — java-1.8.0-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2024-0265)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 April 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-0265 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-20945 CVE-2024-20918 CVE-2024-20921 CVE-2024-20926 CVE-2024-20952 CVE-2024-20919 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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