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How To Set Up Time Synchronization on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up Time Synchronization on Ubuntu 20.04

Accurate timekeeping is integral to modern software deployments. Without it, you may encounter data corruption, errors, and other issues that are difficult to debug. In this article, you will practice some general time-related commands, verify that timesyncd is active, and install an alternate network time service.

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Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-6939)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6939 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-3978 CVE-2023-24540 CVE-2022-41723 CVE-2023-24538 CVE-2023-25173 CVE-2023-27561 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — osinfo-db — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — osinfo-db — 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-2022:1919 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 — cherrypy3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — cherrypy3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2008-0252 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in the _get_file_path function in (1) lib/sessions.py in CherryPy 3.0.x up to 3.0.2, (2) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.1, and (3) filter/sessionfilter.py in […]

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Debian 11 — libquicktime — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libquicktime — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2399 CVE-2017-12143 CVE-2017-12145 CVE-2017-9122 CVE-2017-9123 CVE-2017-9124 CVE-2017-9125 CVE-2017-9126  +2 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the quicktime_read_pascal function in libquicktime 1.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — jansson — 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-2022:2061 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 — freeplane — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — freeplane — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000069 Upstream summary: FreePlane version 1.5.9 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in XML Parser in mindmap loader that can result in stealing data from […]

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Debian 11 — ziproxy — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0804 CVE-2010-1513 CVE-2010-2350 Upstream summary: Ziproxy 2.6.0, when transparent interception mode is enabled, uses the HTTP Host header to determine the remote endpoint, which allows remote attackers to […]

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Debian 11 — kgb-bot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — kgb-bot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1554 Upstream summary: kgb-bot 1.33-2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash). Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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