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Debian 11 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — dnsmasq — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 August 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0876 CVE-2005-0877 CVE-2006-2017 CVE-2008-1447 CVE-2008-3214 CVE-2008-3350 CVE-2009-2957 CVE-2009-2958  +12 more Upstream summary: Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — python27:2.7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — python27:2.7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-1821)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 August 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-1821 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3733 CVE-2021-43818 CVE-2022-0391 CVE-2021-3737 CVE-2021-4189 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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How to Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on Debian 11

Introduction How to Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on Debian 11 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 11 Bullseye server. Debian 11 Bullseye ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libsolv security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libsolv security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4508)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 August 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4508 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20387 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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Common Problems 120488

Debian 11 – dpkg was interrupted and package configuration is incomplete

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 August 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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Common Problems 115605

RHEL 7 Custom systemctl Unit Restart Loop

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 August 2022 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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 — libqb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libqb — 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-2020:4522 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 — checkinstall — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — checkinstall — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 August 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-2958 CVE-2020-25031 Upstream summary: Race condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-intel-5.13 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — linux-intel-5.13 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 August 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5485-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-21123 CVE-2022-21125 CVE-2022-21166 CVE-2022-1158 CVE-2022-1966 CVE-2022-1972 CVE-2022-21499 CVE-2022-24958  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that some Intel processors did not completely perform cleanup actions on multi-core […]

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