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

Oracle Linux 9 — pcs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12235)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12235 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28154 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 — xz — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — xz — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-4940)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-4940 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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How To Install the Deno JavaScript Runtime on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install the Deno JavaScript Runtime on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we will download and install Deno on Ubuntu 20.04, and run a `hello world` statement to test out our installation. Deno is a new JavaScript runtime being developed by the creator of Node.js, with a focus on security, developer experience, and compatibility with standard browser APIs. Deno uses the same V8 JavaScript engine as Node.js and the Chrome web browser, but ships with secure sandboxing, built-in TypeScript support, and a curated set of standard modules.

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Oracle Linux 9 — xorg-x11-server — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — xorg-x11-server — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-2248)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 February 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-2248 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-46343 CVE-2023-0494 CVE-2022-3551 CVE-2022-46341 CVE-2022-46342 CVE-2022-46344 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Debian 11 — nethack — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — nethack — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 February 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0358 CVE-2003-0359 CVE-2019-19905 CVE-2020-5209 CVE-2020-5210 CVE-2020-5211 CVE-2020-5212 CVE-2020-5213  +4 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in (1) nethack 3.4.0 and earlier, and (2) falconseye 1.9.3 and earlier, which is […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — pcre2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — pcre2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2022:5809 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1586 CVE-2019-20454 Upstream summary: The pcre2 package contains a new generation of the Perl Compatible Regular Expression libraries for implementing regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — kopanocore — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 February 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6876-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19907 CVE-2022-26562 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Kopano Core allowed out-of-bounds access. An attacker could use this issue to expose private information. This issue only affected […]

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

Ubuntu 22.04 — ruby-sidekiq — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 February 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7695-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-23837 CVE-2021-30151 Upstream summary: Anas Roubi discovered that Sidekiq did not correctly sanitize certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a cross-site scripting […]

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How to Install and Configure Consul for Service Discovery on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Consul for Service Discovery on RHEL 9

In a microservices environment, services need a reliable way to discover each other without hardcoded IP addresses. HashiCorp Consul solves this with a distributed key-value store, a DNS interface, and an HTTP API that services query to locate healthy peers. On RHEL 9, Consul runs as a systemd service and integrates cleanly with firewalld. This […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 February 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3864 CVE-2022-1348 CVE-2011-1098 CVE-2011-1154 CVE-2011-1155 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the way the dumpable flag setting was handled when certain SUID binaries executed […]

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