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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on RHEL 7

How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on RHEL 7 Software RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) allows you to combine multiple physical disks into a single logical device that provides redundancy, improved performance, or both — without requiring a dedicated hardware RAID controller. On RHEL 7, the mdadm utility is the standard tool […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-irc/weechat — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-irc/weechat — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202003-51 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8955 CVE-2020-9759 CVE-2020-9760 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WeeChat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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How To Configure Chroot Environments for Testing on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure Chroot Environments for Testing on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS

Often, you may need to set up an environment that is isolated and slightly different than your normal operating system in order to test some software or configuration details. A common strategy in this situation is to configure a chroot environment, which provides a decent amount of isolation and basically provides a bare-bones guest operating system inside of the current one. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to set one up on an Ubuntu VPS instance.

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How to Install TrueCrypt (CLI) on Linux — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install TrueCrypt (CLI) on Linux

TrueCrypt allows you to encrypt files in virtual volumes, and even create ‘hidden’ volumes, so in the case that you are forced to reveal your password, you can still maintain the security of your data.

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How to Configure Docker Daemon TLS Encryption on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker Daemon TLS Encryption on RHEL 7

How to Configure Docker Daemon TLS Encryption on RHEL 7 By default, the Docker daemon on RHEL 7 listens only on a Unix socket at /var/run/docker.sock, which limits access to processes on the same host. When you need to manage Docker remotely — from a CI server, a centralised management host, or a deployment automation […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 security and bugfix update (ELSA-2021-0471)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 November 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0471 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-1721 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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Ubuntu 18.04 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 November 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4382-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11042 CVE-2020-11045 CVE-2020-11046 CVE-2020-11048 CVE-2020-11058 CVE-2020-11521 CVE-2020-11522 CVE-2020-11523  +9 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use […]

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Alpine Linux edge — haproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.1.4-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — haproxy 2.1.4-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11100 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships haproxy 2.1.4-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-11100. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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