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Ubuntu 20.04 — fis-gtm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — fis-gtm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7422-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44492 CVE-2021-44498 CVE-2021-44500 CVE-2021-44502 CVE-2021-44506 CVE-2021-44508 CVE-2021-44509 CVE-2021-44510 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FIS-GT.M could incorrectly dereference memory in certain instances. An attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — file-roller — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — file-roller — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4927-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36314 CVE-2020-11736 CVE-2019-16680 CVE-2016-7162 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1171236 Upstream summary: It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libimage-exiftool-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libimage-exiftool-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4987-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-22204 Upstream summary: USN-4987-1 fixed a vulnerability in ExifTool. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ExifTool […]

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Ubuntu 20.04にNode.jsをインストールする方法 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Ubuntu 20.04にNode.jsをインストールする方法

このガイドでは、Ubuntu 20.04サーバーにNode.jsをインストールする3種類の方法を示します。 ひとつは、Ubuntuのデフォルトのソフトウェアリポジトリからaptを使用してnodejsパッケージをインストールする方法、次に、代替PPAソフトウェアリポジトリからaptを使用して指定したバージョンのnodejsパッケージをインストールする方法、最後に、Nodeバージョンマネージャーをインストールし、これを使って複数のバージョンのnodejsをインストール・管理する方法について説明します。

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SLES 12 — gssproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — gssproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 March 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:1029-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12658 Upstream summary: gssproxy (aka gss-proxy) before 0.8.3 does not unlock cond_mutex before pthread exit in gp_worker_main() in gp_workers.c. NOTE: An upstream comment states "We […]

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How To Create a Minecraft Server on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create a Minecraft Server on Ubuntu 18.04

Minecraft is a popular sandbox video game. As of late 2019, it was the second best-selling video game of all time. In this tutorial, you will create your own Minecraft server so that you and your friends can play together. Specifically, you will install the necessary software packages to run Minecraft, configure the server to run, and then deploy the game.

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How to Create a Blog with Hexo On Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create a Blog with Hexo On Ubuntu 14.04

Hexo is a static blogging framework built on Node.js which allows you to publish Markdown documents in the form of blog posts. All of the software in Hexo is modular, so you can install and set up exactly what you need. This tutorial will set up Hexo with deployment supported by GitHub and Nginx.

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How to Configure Networking with /etc/network/interfaces on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Networking with /etc/network/interfaces on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure networking with /etc/network/interfaces on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully and […]

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