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Ubuntu 20.04 — apparmor — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — apparmor — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7035-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1585 https://bugs.launchpad.net/apparmor/+bug/1597017 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the AppArmor policy compiler incorrectly generated looser restrictions than expected for rules allowing mount operations. A local attacker could […]

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How to Configure VLAN Tagging with 802.1Q on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure VLAN Tagging with 802.1Q on RHEL 8

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging allows a single physical network interface to carry traffic for multiple logically isolated networks by inserting a 4-byte VLAN tag into Ethernet frames. This is essential in virtualization environments, network segmentation architectures, and anywhere a single uplink must serve multiple subnets. On RHEL 8, NetworkManager handles 802.1Q VLAN interfaces natively through […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — gdb — 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-2022:1828 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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Oracle Linux 8 — nss and nspr security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nss and nspr security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2019-1951)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-1951 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18508 CVE-2019-11719 CVE-2019-11727 CVE-2019-11729 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — libzapojit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libzapojit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2144 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-20011 CVE-2021-39360 Upstream summary: In GNOME libzapojit through 0.0.3, zpj-skydrive.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:0675-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14929 CVE-2021-38370 Upstream summary: Alpine before 2.23 silently proceeds to use an insecure connection after a /tls is sent in certain circumstances involving PREAUTH, which […]

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How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for SSH on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden SSH on Ubuntu 26.04

SSH is the primary remote administration protocol for Linux servers. A default SSH configuration leaves many attack vectors open: root login, password authentication, and broad listening options. This guide hardens SSH on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS using key-based authentication, restricted access, and fail2ban. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS SSH access […]

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Arch Linux — c-ares — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — c-ares — multiple vulnerabilities (4 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-201609-31 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5180 CVE-2021-3672 CVE-2020-8277 CVE-2017-1000381 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.11.0-1. Fixed in: 1.12.0-1. Group: AVG-37. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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如何在Ubuntu 18.04上安装Python 3并建立本地编程环境 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

如何在Ubuntu 18.04上安装Python 3并建立本地编程环境

Python是一种灵活多样的编程语言。它的用途广泛,在脚本、自动化、数据分析、机器学习和后端开发方面都具有优势。Python于1991年首次发行,名字的灵感来源于英国喜剧团体“Monty Python”,因此Python开发团队希望让Python用起来很有趣。易于安装配置、代码风格相对简单直接、有即时的反馈和报错,这些特性让Python成为编程初学者的一个很好选择,也同样适合有经验的程序员。[Python…

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Ubuntu 18.04 — lz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — lz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4968-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3520 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LZ4 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into uncompressing a specially- crafted LZ4 […]

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