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Debian 11 — libmetadata-extractor-java — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libmetadata-extractor-java — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24613 CVE-2022-24614 Upstream summary: metadata-extractor up to 2.16.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted JPEG file, which could result in an application crash. This […]

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Reduce File Size of Images in Linux - CLI and GUI methods — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Reduce File Size of Images in Linux – CLI and GUI methods

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/reduce-file-size-of-images-linux/ In this article, we talk about the different ways to reduce the file size of images in Linux. With the increase in the focus on the quality of images, the image file sizes have been increasing tremendously. There is a constant need of reducing the file size of such large images, therefore, we […]

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Debian 11 — doas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — doas — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28339 Upstream summary: OpenDoas through 6.8.2, when TIOCSTI is available, allows privilege escalation because of sharing a terminal with the original session. NOTE: TIOCSTI is unavailable in OpenBSD […]

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How to Set Up Shiny Server on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Shiny Server on Ubuntu 16.04

In this tutorial, you’ll install and configure Shiny and the open-source version of Shiny Server on a server running Ubuntu 16.04, secure the connection to the Shiny server using a Let’s Encrypt digital certificate and then install an additional package to run interactive R Markdown documents.

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Debian 11 — nuitka — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — nuitka — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2054 Upstream summary: Code Injection in GitHub repository nuitka/nuitka prior to 0.9. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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How to Install and Configure Ansible on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Ansible on CentOS 7

Configuration management systems are designed to make controlling large numbers of servers easy for administrators and operations teams. While there are many popular configuration management systems available for Linux systems, they are often more complex than many people want or need. **Ansible** is a great alternative to these options because it has a much smaller overhead to get started.

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

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-9998)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-9998 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-3028 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 9 — guestfs-tools security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — guestfs-tools security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-7959)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7959 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2211 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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