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Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet5.0 security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet5.0 security and bugfix update (ELSA-2021-2036)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 January 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2036 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-31204 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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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS swap thrashing causes severe performance degradation

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 January 2022 Affected versions: 14.04 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs […]

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How to Configure Multipath I/O on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Multipath I/O on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction CentOS Stream 9 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying configure multipath i/o on centos stream 9 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Configure Multipath I/O on CentOS Stream 9, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – PHP-FPM pool crashes under load with memory limit issues – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 January 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 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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Alpine Linux edge — py3-sqlparse — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — py3-sqlparse — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.4.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — py3-sqlparse 0.4.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32839 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships py3-sqlparse 0.4.2-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-32839. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Configure PAM on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PAM on RHEL 7

How to Configure PAM on RHEL 7 Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) is the authentication framework that underlies almost every login mechanism on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. When a user runs su, logs in over SSH, unlocks a screensaver, or authenticates to any PAM-aware application, the PAM stack determines whether that authentication succeeds, what restrictions […]

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Debian 11 — scriptaculous — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — scriptaculous — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 January 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-7220 Upstream summary: Unspecified vulnerability in Prototype JavaScript framework (prototypejs) before 1.6.0.2 allows attackers to make "cross-site ajax requests" via unknown vectors. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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