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

AlmaLinux 8 — texlive — 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-2022:1889 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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How To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

The Apache web server is the most popular way to serve web content on the internet. Apache has the ability to serve multiple domains from a single server by using a mechanism called “virtual hosts”. If a virtual host is configured correctly for each domain, the web server can correctly route traffic to the appropriate files based on the domain name requested. In this guide, we’ll demonstrate how to configure Apache virtual hosts on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS.

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How to Set Up Consul on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Consul on Debian 9

Introduction How to Set Up Consul on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch 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 9. This […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libcryptopp8_6_0 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libcryptopp8_6_0 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:1968-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14318 CVE-2021-40530 Upstream summary: Crypto++ 8.3.0 and earlier contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation. This allows a local or remote attacker, able […]

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Debian 11 — atari800 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — atari800 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0630 CVE-2004-1076 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in the atari800.svgalib setuid program of the Atari 800 emulator (atari800) before 1.2.2 allow local users to gain privileges via long […]

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

Debian 11 — imapfilter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10937 Upstream summary: IMAPFilter through 2.6.12 does not validate the hostname in an SSL certificate. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python39-mpmath — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python39-mpmath — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29063 Upstream summary: A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Mpmath v1.0.0 through v1.2.1 when the mpmathify function is called. Table […]

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How to Install GCC and Build Essential Tools on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install GCC and Build Essential Tools on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Install GCC and Build Essential Tools on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install […]

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Common Python Tools: Using virtualenv, Installing with Pip, and Managing Packages — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Common Python Tools: Using virtualenv, Installing with Pip, and Managing Packages

In this the cloud provider article, we aim to fill you in on not only the basics, but also the logic behind popular Python tools and items as we dive into using them in real life scenarios. We will begin with downloading and installing some common libraries, setting and working with virtual environments (using virtualenv) and managing packages for development and production of your own applications.

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