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How To Install DenyHosts on CentOS 6 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install DenyHosts on CentOS 6

DenyHosts is a security tool written in python that monitors server access logs to prevent brute force attacks on a virtual private server. The program works by banning IP addresses that exceed a certain number of failed login attempts. This tutorial explains how to install denyhosts, how to whitelist your IP address, and where to find the denyhosts configuration file. It is written for CentOs.

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

Oracle Linux 8 — go-toolset:ol8 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-0446)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 March 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-0446 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41715 CVE-2022-2880 CVE-2022-2879 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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Alpine Linux edge — mitmproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — mitmproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 7.0.3-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — mitmproxy 7.0.3-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-39214 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships mitmproxy 7.0.3-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-39214. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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RHEL 8 NetworkManager DNS Misconfiguration Causes Intermittent Name Resolution

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 March 2021 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — spamassassin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — spamassassin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-4315)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 March 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4315 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1946 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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Arch Linux — mdbook — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — mdbook — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202101-8 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26297 Upstream summary: Type: cross-site scripting. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.4.4-2. Fixed in: 0.4.5-1. Group: AVG-1399. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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Debian 9 — proftpd-dfsg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — proftpd-dfsg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 March 2021 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12815 CVE-2019-18217 CVE-2020-9273 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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Arch Linux — helm — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — helm — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202106-52 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32690 CVE-2021-21303 Upstream summary: Type: information disclosure. Status: Fixed. Affected: 3.6.0-1. Fixed in: 3.6.1-1. Group: AVG-2078. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How To Install WordPress with LEMP on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install WordPress with LEMP on Ubuntu 18.04

WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) on the internet. It allows you to easily set up flexible blogs and websites on top of a MySQL backend with PHP processing. WordPress has seen incredible adoption and is a great choice for getting a website up and…

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