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Oracle Linux 8 — kernel — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — kernel — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2020-5473)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 November 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5473 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16166 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 Setup ownCloud 5 On Ubuntu 12.10 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Setup ownCloud 5 On Ubuntu 12.10

ownCloud is an open source Data Storage solution similar to Dropbox or Google Drive. One can grab its source code and install it anywhere they want, thus gaining much more control over their data. Get it setup on your Ubuntu cloud server.

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How to Configure Drone CI on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Drone CI on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Drone CI on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install with the standard […]

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How To Install Puppet 4 in a Master-Agent Setup on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Puppet 4 in a Master-Agent Setup on Ubuntu 14.04

In this tutorial, we will cover how to install open-source Puppet 4 in a master-agent setup on Ubuntu 14.04. In this setup, the Puppet master server—which runs the Puppet Server software—can be used to control all your other servers, or Puppet agent nodes. Note that we’ll be using the Puppet Server package, instead of Passenger or any other runtime environment.

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SLES 15 — go1.13 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — go1.13 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 November 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7919 CVE-2020-15586 CVE-2020-14039 CVE-2020-16845 Upstream summary: Go before 1.12.16 and 1.13.x before 1.13.7 (and the crypto/cryptobyte package before 0.0.0-20200124225646-8b5121be2f68 for Go) allows attacks on clients […]

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