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

Oracle Linux 8 — elfutils security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2019-3575)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 September 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3575 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-7146 CVE-2019-7149 CVE-2019-7664 CVE-2019-7150 CVE-2019-7665 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — speex — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — speex — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5280-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-23903 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Speex incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table […]

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How To Install and Use PostgreSQL 9.4 on Debian 8 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use PostgreSQL 9.4 on Debian 8

Relational databases are the cornerstone of data organization for a multitude of needs. They power everything from online shopping to rocket launches. A database that is both venerable but very much still in the game is PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL follows most of the SQL standard, has ACID transactions, has support for foreign keys and views, and is still in active development.

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How To Configure BIND as a Private Network DNS Server on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure BIND as a Private Network DNS Server on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial, you will set up an internal DNS server using two Ubuntu 20.04 servers. You will use the BIND name server software (BIND9) to resolve private hostnames and private IP addresses. This provides a central way to manage your internal hostnames and private IP addresses, which is indispensable when your environment expands to more than a few hosts.

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Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-5360)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 September 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-5360 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-25883 CVE-2023-32559 CVE-2023-32002 CVE-2023-32006 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — cni-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — cni-plugins — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:1049-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10749 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was found in all versions of containernetworking/plugins before version 0.8.6, that allows malicious containers in Kubernetes clusters to perform man-in-the-middle […]

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How To Install Webmin on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Webmin on Ubuntu 16.04

Webmin is an easy to use, modern, web control panel for any Linux machine. It allows you to administer your server through an simple interface. With Webmin, you can change settings for common packages on the fly. In this tutorial, you’ll install…

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