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SLES 12 — perl-DBI — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — perl-DBI — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 April 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:14510-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7490 CVE-2019-20919 CVE-2020-14392 CVE-2020-14393 CVE-2014-10401 CVE-2014-10402 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.632 for Perl. Using many arguments to methods […]

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Arch Linux — dhcp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — dhcp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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-202106-10 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-25217 CVE-2018-5733 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 4.4.2-2. Fixed in: 4.4.2.P1-1. Group: AVG-2004. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — mariadb:10.3 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — mariadb:10.3 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2019-3708)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 April 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3708 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-2510 CVE-2019-2537 CVE-2019-2614 CVE-2019-2627 CVE-2019-2628 CVE-2019-2737 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 — felix-scr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — felix-scr — 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-2020:5097 Upstream summary: Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE). The metadata for the eclipse:rhel8 module has been updated to remove the following unused profiles: c everything To check whether you have […]

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SLES 15 — libZXing1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libZXing1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 April 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:0157-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-28021 CVE-2021-42716 CVE-2021-42715 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow vulnerability in function stbi__extend_receive in stb_image.h in stb 2.26 via a crafted JPEG file. Table of contents Symptom […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — rpm-ostree — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — rpm-ostree — 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-2022:1883 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 — nginx:1.20 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nginx:1.20 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-0323)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 April 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-0323 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23017 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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How to Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 16.04

In this guide, we will be setting up VNC on a Ubuntu 16.04 server and connecting to it securely through an SSH tunnel. The VNC server we will be using is TightVNC, a fast and lightweight remote control package. This choice will ensure that our VNC connection will be smooth and stable even on slower internet connections.

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