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Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-440 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 September 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4404-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-5963 CVE-2020-5967 CVE-2020-5973 Upstream summary: Thomas E. Carroll discovered that the NVIDIA Cuda grpahics driver did not properly perform access control when performing IPC. An attacker could […]

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How to Use Percona XtraBackup for MySQL Hot Backups on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Percona XtraBackup for MySQL Hot Backups on RHEL 7

How to Use Percona XtraBackup for MySQL Hot Backups on RHEL 7 Taking reliable backups of a live MySQL or MariaDB database without interrupting application traffic is a fundamental requirement for any production system. mysqldump works for small databases but locks tables and can run for hours on large datasets. Percona XtraBackup solves this problem […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — mod_auth_gssapi — 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-2021:1763 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 — gfbgraph — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — gfbgraph — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-39358 Upstream summary: In GNOME libgfbgraph through 0.2.4, gfbgraph-photo.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. […]

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

Debian 11 — hypre — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3736 Upstream summary: ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — .NET Core 3.1 security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — .NET Core 3.1 security and bugfix update (ELSA-2021-3142)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3142 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-34532 CVE-2021-26423 CVE-2021-34485 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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

Debian 11 — steghide — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-27211 Upstream summary: steghide 0.5.1 relies on a certain 32-bit seed value, which makes it easier for attackers to detect hidden data. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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Debian 10 — aide — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — aide — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45417 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 — android-platform-external-libunwind — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — android-platform-external-libunwind — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3239 Upstream summary: Off-by-one error in the dwarf_to_unw_regnum function in include/dwarf_i.h in libunwind 1.1 allows local users to have unspecified impact via invalid dwarf opcodes. Table of contents […]

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