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SLES 15 — gssproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — gssproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 October 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~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 Configure Kubernetes Ingress Controller on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Kubernetes Ingress Controller on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure kubernetes ingress controller 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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Oracle Linux 8 — .NET Core 3.1 security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — .NET Core 3.1 security and bugfix update (ELSA-2020-3699)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-3699 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1045 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 14.04 LTS – kernel panic occurs during reboot sequence – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2020 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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Top 10 Best Linux Docks That You MUST Try in 2020 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Top 10 Best Linux Docks That You MUST Try in 2020

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/top-best-linux-docks-2020/ Who says Linux cannot be beautiful? Today we'll be going over the top 10 best Linux docks that you must try. By the way, if you haven't already done so, make sure you read our article on the [best Linux distro](/community/tutorials/top-best-linux-distros) for you. Quick List of the Best Linux Docks That You Must […]

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Debian 10 — brotli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — brotli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 October 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8927 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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Debian 10 — python-reportlab — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — python-reportlab — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 October 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17626 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 Set Up a VPN Server with StrongSwan IPsec on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a VPN Server with StrongSwan IPsec on RHEL 8

StrongSwan is a robust open-source IPsec VPN solution that supports IKEv2 and is well-suited for site-to-site and remote-access VPN deployments. On RHEL 8, StrongSwan is available through the EPEL repository and integrates cleanly with firewalld and the system’s certificate infrastructure. This tutorial walks through installing StrongSwan, generating PKI certificates, configuring an IKEv2 road-warrior VPN, and […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — nfs-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — nfs-utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4400-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3689 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the nfs-utils package set incorrect permissions on the /var/lib/nfs directory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. […]

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