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Alpine Linux edge — xpdf — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — xpdf — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 4.05-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — xpdf 4.05-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30524 CVE-2022-30775 CVE-2022-33108 CVE-2022-36561 CVE-2022-38222 CVE-2022-38334 CVE-2022-38928 CVE-2022-41842  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships xpdf 4.05-r0 which […]

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How To Prepare For Your MySQL 5.7 Upgrade — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Prepare For Your MySQL 5.7 Upgrade

This tutorial will help you prepare to upgrade to MySQL 5.7 from earlier versions. It covers `sql_mode` with practical examples of query responses that get stricter. The tutorial also contains instructions for checking for warnings and errors, and contains a sample config file so you can test the new settings before upgrading. This article is from the [MySQL Team at Oracle](http://www.oracle.com/us/products/mysql/mysqlcommunityserver/overview/index.html).

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Ubuntu 16.04 — salt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — salt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6948-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16846 CVE-2020-17490 CVE-2020-25592 CVE-2020-28243 CVE-2020-28972 CVE-2020-35662 CVE-2021-25281 CVE-2021-25282  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly […]

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Создание нового пользователя с привилегиями sudo в Ubuntu 18.04 [Краткое руководство] — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Создание нового пользователя с привилегиями sudo в Ubuntu 18.04 [Краткое руководство]

Команда sudo служит механизмом для предоставления прав администратора, которые обычно доступны только пользователю root user, для обычных пользователей. Из этого руководства вы узнаете, как создать нового пользователя с привилегиями sudo в Ubuntu 18.04 без изменения файла…

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Ubuntu 22.04 — backport-iwlwifi-dkms — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — backport-iwlwifi-dkms — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 June 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5708-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41674 CVE-2022-42719 CVE-2022-42720 CVE-2022-42721 CVE-2022-42722 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1994525 Upstream summary: Sönke Huster discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel, leading […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — GraalVM — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — GraalVM — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-9654)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 June 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-9654 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25647 CVE-2022-21541 CVE-2022-21540 CVE-2022-34169 CVE-2022-21549 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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Gentoo Linux — media-plugins/gst-plugins-libav — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — media-plugins/gst-plugins-libav — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202208-31 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3185 CVE-2021-3497 CVE-2021-3498 CVE-2021-3522 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GStreamer and its plugins. Please review the CVE and GStreamer-SA identifiers referenced below for details. Table of […]

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How to Configure Redis Cluster on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Redis Cluster on Debian 11

Introduction How to Configure Redis Cluster 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 11. This […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol and virt-devel:ol — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol and virt-devel:ol — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2024-4351)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 June 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-4351 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-4418 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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AlmaLinux 8 — ibus-hangul — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — ibus-hangul — 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-2020:4779 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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