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Ubuntu 20.04 — exo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — exo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 May 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6008-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-32278 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Exo did not properly sanitized desktop files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash […]

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How to Configure LVM (Logical Volume Manager) on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure LVM (Logical Volume Manager) on RHEL 9

Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is a flexible storage management layer built into the Linux kernel that lets you create, resize, and remove storage volumes without downtime. On RHEL 9, LVM is the default storage layout used during installation and is deeply integrated with the system tooling. Unlike partitions tied directly to physical disks, LVM abstracts […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-impacket — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-impacket — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-31800 Upstream summary: Multiple path traversal vulnerabilities exist in smbserver.py in Impacket through 0.9.22. An attacker that connects to a running smbserver instance can list […]

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How To Install Java with Apt on Debian 11 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Java with Apt on Debian 11

In this guide, you will install different versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Developer Kit (JDK) using Apt. You’ll install OpenJDK as well as the official JDK from Oracle. Then, you’ll select the version you wish to use for your projects. When you’re finished, you’ll be able to use the JDK to develop software or use the Java Runtime to run software.

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

AlmaLinux 8 — OpenIPMI — 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-2021:4483 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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AlmaLinux 8 — vulkan-headers — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — vulkan-headers — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2022:1962 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 — magics++ — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — magics++ — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 May 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-3393 Upstream summary: magics-config in Magics++ 2.10.0 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library […]

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Debian 11 — libzypp — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libzypp — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 16 May 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7435 CVE-2017-7436 CVE-2017-9269 CVE-2017-9271 CVE-2018-7685 CVE-2019-18900 Upstream summary: In libzypp before 20170803 it was possible to add unsigned YUM repositories without warning to the user that could lead […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — ps_mem — 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-2022:2024 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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