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

Oracle Linux 8 — gnutls and nettle security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-4451)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 November 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4451 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20232 CVE-2021-3580 CVE-2021-20231 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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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS netplan not present causes confusion with interface config

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 November 2020 Affected versions: 16.04 📖 ~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 […]

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SLES 12 — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — tcpdump — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 November 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2022:1765-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-16301 CVE-2020-8037 CVE-2015-0261 CVE-2015-2153 CVE-2015-2154 CVE-2015-2155 CVE-2016-7922 CVE-2016-7923  +12 more Upstream summary: The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.99.0 has a buffer overflow in […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — dovecot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-2822)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 November 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-2822 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11500 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 Add and Delete Users on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Add and Delete Users on RHEL 7

How to Add and Delete Users on RHEL 7 User account management is one of the most fundamental administrative tasks on any Linux server. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the standard command-line tools — useradd, usermod, userdel, and passwd — give you precise control over every aspect of a user’s account: their login name, […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-4251)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 2 November 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4251 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5727 CVE-2020-27823 CVE-2020-27814 CVE-2018-20845 CVE-2019-12973 CVE-2020-27824 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — sysstat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4638)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 November 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4638 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16167 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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