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Common Problems 118042

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS sudoers misconfiguration locks out admin privileges

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 January 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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Common Problems 117592

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Swap Thrashing Under Memory Pressure

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 January 2021 Affected versions: 20.04 LTS 📖 ~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 & […]

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Arch Linux — python-httplib2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — python-httplib2 — 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-202102-35 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21240 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.18.1-4. Fixed in: 0.19.0-1. Group: AVG-1546. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How To Configure Apache Using Ansible on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure Apache Using Ansible on Ubuntu 14.04

Ansible is an automation tool that allows you to remotely configure systems, install software, and perform complex tasks across a large fleet of servers without needing to manually log into each. This tutorial goes over how to configure Apache on a remote host using Ansible.

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Oracle Linux 8 — kernel security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — kernel security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-4356)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4356 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-28950 CVE-2021-31916 CVE-2020-26146 CVE-2021-29646 CVE-2021-3732 CVE-2021-31829 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Common Problems 119016

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – network interface naming changes break startup scripts – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 January 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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 […]

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Common Problems 114929

RHEL 8 – Kernel Update Ends in Dracut Emergency Shell

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 January 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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Ubuntu 14.04 — lz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — lz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 January 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4968-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3520 Upstream summary: USN-4968-1 fixed a vulnerability in LZ4. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — pacemaker — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-5487)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5487 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25654 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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