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SLES 15 — libksba8 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libksba8 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 19 March 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2022:2627-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3515 CVE-2022-47629 CVE-2014-9087 CVE-2016-4574 CVE-2016-4579 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was found in the Libksba library due to an integer overflow within the CRL parser. The […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — nss — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-1368)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 March 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-1368 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-0767 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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RHEL 7 Legacy service Script Conflicts with systemctl Unit

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 March 2023 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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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How to Configure PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) on RHEL 9

PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is the framework that sits between Linux applications and the underlying authentication mechanisms. Almost every program that authenticates users on RHEL 9 — SSH, su, sudo, login, and graphical sessions — goes through PAM. By configuring PAM you can enforce password complexity requirements, lock accounts after failed login attempts, set resource […]

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AlmaLinux 9 — perl-HTTP-Tiny — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 9

AlmaLinux 9 — perl-HTTP-Tiny — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:6542 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-31486 Upstream summary: HTTP::Tiny is a small and simple HTTP/1.1 client written in Perl. Security Fix(es): * http-tiny: insecure TLS cert default (CVE-2023-31486) For more details about the security […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — swtpm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — swtpm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 March 2023 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2022:8100 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23645 Upstream summary: SWTPM is a TPM emulator built on libtpms providing TPM functionality for QEMU VMs. Security Fix(es): * swtpm: Unchecked header size indicator against expected size […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — gzip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-4582)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 March 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-4582 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1271 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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Oracle Linux 8 — GraalVM — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — GraalVM — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12071)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 March 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12071 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-21830 CVE-2022-43548 CVE-2023-21835 CVE-2023-21843 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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