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

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-0298)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0298 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23953 CVE-2021-23954 CVE-2020-26976 CVE-2021-23964 CVE-2020-15685 CVE-2021-23960 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Debian 11 — webkit2gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — webkit2gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-1745 CVE-2015-7096 CVE-2015-7098 CVE-2016-4590 CVE-2016-4591 CVE-2016-4622 CVE-2016-4624 CVE-2016-4692  +12 more Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8

OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment System), now distributed as Greenbone Community Edition, is a powerful open-source vulnerability scanner that identifies known CVEs, misconfigurations, and weak credentials across your network. Running it as a containerized stack on RHEL 8 keeps the scanner isolated and easy to update without conflicting with system packages. This tutorial covers deploying Greenbone […]

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Arch Linux — jdk11-openjdk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — jdk11-openjdk — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202107-53 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-2388 CVE-2021-2369 CVE-2021-2341 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 11.0.11.u9-1. Fixed in: 11.0.12.u7-1. Group: AVG-2189. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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How to Install and Configure Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Ansible on Ubuntu 18.04

Configuration management systems are designed to make controlling large numbers of servers easy for administrators and operations teams. They allow you to control many different systems in an automated way from one central location. In this guide, we will discuss how to install Ansible on an Ubuntu 18.04 machine and go over some basics of how to use the software.

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

AlmaLinux 8 — greenboot — 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-2022:1902 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 — trousers — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — trousers — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1627 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24330 CVE-2020-24331 CVE-2020-24332 Upstream summary: TrouSerS is an implementation of the Trusted Computing Group's Software Stack (TSS) specification. TrouSerS enables the user to write applications that make use of […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — grafana-pcp — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — grafana-pcp — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2024-1644)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-1644 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-1394 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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Debian 11 — libmms — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libmms — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 November 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2006-2200 CVE-2014-2892 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in libmms, as used by (a) MiMMS 0.0.9 and (b) xine-lib 1.1.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial […]

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