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AlmaLinux 9 — guestfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 9

AlmaLinux 9 — guestfs-tools — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2022:7959 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2211 Upstream summary: guestfs-tools is a set of tools that can be used to make batch configuration changes to guests, get disk used/free statistics, perform backups and guest clones, […]

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Debian 11 — python-keystoneclient — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-keystoneclient — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2013 CVE-2013-2104 CVE-2013-2166 CVE-2013-2167 CVE-2014-0105 CVE-2014-7144 CVE-2015-1852 Upstream summary: The user-password-update command in python-keystoneclient before 0.2.4 accepts the new password in the –password argument, which allows local users […]

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Debian 11 — lxc-templates — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — lxc-templates — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18641 Upstream summary: In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a digital-signature check, before running it to bootstrap containers. Table of contents […]

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

Debian 11 — context — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17513 Upstream summary: TeX Live through 20170524 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct […]

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Debian 11 — sensible-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — sensible-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-17512 Upstream summary: sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — python3.9 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — python3.9 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-5462)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-5462 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-40217 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 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-7023)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7023 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40674 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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Arch Linux — linux-zen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — linux-zen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202210-4 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-42722 CVE-2022-42721 CVE-2022-42720 CVE-2022-42719 CVE-2022-41674 CVE-2019-17666 CVE-2021-3655 CVE-2021-3612  +12 more Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 5.1-1. Fixed in: 6.0.1.zen2-1. Group: AVG-2803. Table of contents […]

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How To Use Git to Manage your User Configuration Files on a Linux VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use Git to Manage your User Configuration Files on a Linux VPS

The ability to customize tools to suit your needs is one of the great advantages of many Linux utilities. However, when you find yourself working on a new server, there is the issue of getting the settings you are comfortable with working in a new environment. Keeping your personal configuration tools in version control can help you easily pull in your settings to a new environment. In this guide, we’ll discuss exactly how you can do that.

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