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SLES 15 — python311-Pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python311-Pillow — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 17 September 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:14645-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30595 CVE-2020-35653 CVE-2020-35655 CVE-2021-25291 CVE-2014-3589 CVE-2014-3598 CVE-2016-0740 CVE-2016-0775  +3 more Upstream summary: libImaging/TgaRleDecode.c in Pillow 9.1.0 has a heap buffer overflow in the processing of […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — jawn-ast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — jawn-ast — 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-2022:0011-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-21653 Upstream summary: Jawn is an open source JSON parser. Extenders of the `org.typelevel.jawn.SimpleFacade` and `org.typelevel.jawn.MutableFacade` who don't override `objectContext()` are vulnerable to a hash […]

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How to Set Up Grafana Alerting and Notification Channels on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Grafana Alerting and Notification Channels on RHEL 9

Grafana Unified Alerting, introduced in Grafana 9 and enabled by default in Grafana 10+, provides a centralised alerting engine that works across all data sources and replaces the older per-panel Legacy Alerting system. On RHEL 9, configuring Grafana alerting correctly means setting up contact points for notification delivery, building a notification policy routing tree that […]

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Debian 11 – update-initramfs fails with missing modules or hooks

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 📖 ~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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AlmaLinux 8 — lldpad — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — lldpad — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:4447 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Common Problems 117012

Ubuntu 22.04 UFW blocks expected application traffic

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — fontconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — fontconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:4507 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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

Debian 11 — miredo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-6858 Upstream summary: Miredo 0.9.8 through 1.0.5 does not properly authenticate a Teredo bubble during UDP hole punching with HMAC-MD5-64 hashing, which allows remote attackers to impersonate an […]

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How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Debian 11

Introduction Debian 11 Bullseye is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up automatic security updates on debian 11 on Bullseye leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bullseye freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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

Debian 11 — ksh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 September 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14868 Upstream summary: In ksh version 20120801, a flaw was found in the way it evaluates certain environment variables. An attacker could use this flaw to override or […]

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