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Ubuntu 16.04 — node-css-what — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — node-css-what — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 March 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6065-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33587 CVE-2022-21222 Upstream summary: It was discovered that css-what incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oem-5.10 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-oem-5.10 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 March 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5240-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0185 CVE-2021-4204 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1956585 CVE-2021-4001 CVE-2021-4002 CVE-2021-42739 CVE-2021-43267 CVE-2021-3655  +12 more Upstream summary: William Liu and Jamie Hill-Daniel discovered that the file system context functionality in the Linux […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — jbigkit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — jbigkit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 March 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5742-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9937 Upstream summary: It was discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled decoding certain large image files. If a user or automated system using JBIG-KIT were tricked into opening […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 15 March 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5547-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31607 CVE-2022-31608 CVE-2022-31615 CVE-2022-21813 CVE-2022-21814 Upstream summary: Le Wu discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers did not properly perform input validation in some situations. A local user […]

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How To Install WordPress with LEMP on Debian 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install WordPress with LEMP on Debian 9

WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) on the internet. It allows you to easily set up flexible blogs and websites on top of a MySQL backend with PHP processing. WordPress has seen incredible adoption and is a great choice for getting a website up and…

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — watchman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — watchman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2022:0016-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-21944 Upstream summary: A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers […]

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

Oracle Linux 9 — libssh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-2504)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 March 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-2504 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-6918 CVE-2023-6004 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 8 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-7645)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 March 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7645 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1122 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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Alpine Linux edge — tinyxml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — tinyxml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.6.2-r4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — tinyxml 2.6.2-r4 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-34194 CVE-2021-42260 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships tinyxml 2.6.2-r4 which addresses CVE-2023-34194. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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