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Debian 13 — tomcat9 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — tomcat9 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0199 CVE-2019-0221 CVE-2019-10072 CVE-2019-12418 CVE-2019-17563 CVE-2019-17569 CVE-2020-11996 CVE-2020-13934  +12 more Upstream summary: The HTTP/2 implementation in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.14 and 8.5.0 to 8.5.37 accepted streams with […]

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How to Configure Unattended Upgrades on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create and Configure Swap Space on Ubuntu 26.04

Swap space extends the effective memory of a Linux server by using disk space as overflow memory. While not a substitute for RAM, it prevents out-of-memory crashes on servers that occasionally spike in memory usage. This guide creates and configures a swap file on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites […]

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AlmaLinux 9 — php-pecl-rrd — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 9

AlmaLinux 9 — php-pecl-rrd — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2026:1409 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-1220 CVE-2025-14177 CVE-2025-14178 CVE-2025-14180 CVE-2025-1735 CVE-2025-6491 CVE-2024-11235 CVE-2025-1217  +12 more Upstream summary: PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server. Security Fix(es): * php: […]

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How to Install Ansible on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Ansible on RHEL 9

Ansible is an open-source IT automation tool developed by Red Hat that allows managing server configuration, application deployment, and task automation using human-readable YAML playbooks. Unlike Chef or Puppet (which require agents installed on managed nodes), Ansible is agentless — it connects to managed servers via SSH and executes tasks using Python, with no permanent […]

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How to Configure DHCP Server with dhcpd on RHEL 10 — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DHCP Server with dhcpd on RHEL 10

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Configure DHCP Server with dhcpd on RHEL 10 on RHEL 10. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered RHEL 10 system with the default AppStream […]

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – initramfs drops to busybox due to UUID mismatch – Fix & Prevention

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 📖 ~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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Amazon Linux 2023 — nodejs20 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — nodejs20 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2026-1577 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-36137 CVE-2026-21710 CVE-2026-21713 CVE-2026-21714 CVE-2026-21715 CVE-2026-21716 CVE-2026-21717 CVE-2026-1525  +12 more Upstream summary: A flaw in Node.js HTTP request handling causes an uncaught TypeError when a request is […]

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Amazon Linux 2023 — firefox — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — firefox — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2026-1652 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-6654 CVE-2026-6746 CVE-2026-6747 CVE-2026-6748 CVE-2026-6749 CVE-2026-6750 CVE-2026-6751 CVE-2026-6752  +12 more Upstream summary: Double-Free / Use-After-Free (UAF) in the `IntoIter::drop` and `ThinVec::clear` functions in the thin_vec crate. A […]

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Common Problems 116004

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS – unattended-upgrades leaves dpkg interrupted state – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 📖 ~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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Debian 13 — tmpreaper — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — tmpreaper — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 May 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3461 Upstream summary: Debian tmpreaper version 1.6.13+nmu1 has a race condition when doing a (bind) mount via rename() which could result in local privilege escalation. Mounting via rename() could […]

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