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How to Set Up GitLab CE on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up GitLab CE on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Set Up GitLab CE on CentOS Stream 9 on CentOS Stream 9. 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 CentOS Stream 9 system with the […]

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Debian 11 — django-tastypie — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — django-tastypie — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4104 Upstream summary: The from_yaml method in serializers.py in Django Tastypie before 0.9.10 does not properly deserialize YAML data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code […]

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Debian 11 — nvidia-cg-toolkit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — nvidia-cg-toolkit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5144 Upstream summary: nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — felix-gogo-shell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — felix-gogo-shell — 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-2020:5097 Upstream summary: Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE). The metadata for the eclipse:rhel8 module has been updated to remove the following unused profiles: c everything To check whether you have […]

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Debian 11 — python-ipaddress — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-ipaddress — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14422 Upstream summary: Lib/ipaddress.py in Python through 3.8.3 improperly computes hash values in the IPv4Interface and IPv6Interface classes, which might allow a remote attacker to cause a denial […]

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How to Configure the APT Package Manager on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the APT Package Manager on Debian 11

Introduction How to Configure the APT Package Manager 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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Debian 11 — mpv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — mpv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-6360 CVE-2020-19824 CVE-2021-30145 Upstream summary: mpv through 0.28.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, because it reads HTML documents containing VIDEO elements, […]

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Debian 11 — xbindkeys-config — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — xbindkeys-config — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9513 Upstream summary: Insecure use of temporary files in xbindkeys-config 0.1.3-2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Debian 11 — hplip — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — hplip — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-5208 CVE-2008-2940 CVE-2008-2941 CVE-2010-4267 CVE-2011-2697 CVE-2011-2722 CVE-2013-0200 CVE-2013-4325  +6 more Upstream summary: hpssd in Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (hplip) 1.x and 2.x before 2.7.10 allows context-dependent […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libtar — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 April 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7398-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33643 CVE-2021-33644 CVE-2021-33645 CVE-2021-33646 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libtar may perform out-of-bounds reads when processing specially crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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