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Common Problems 115505

RHEL 7 Boots to Emergency Mode After Kernel Update

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 August 2020 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 18.04 — pngcheck — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — pngcheck — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6182-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27818 CVE-2020-35511 Upstream summary: It was discovered that pngcheck incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted […]

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — ant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4874-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1945 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Ant created temporary files with insecure permissions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read sensitive information leaked into […]

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Common Problems 119133

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS cron jobs not running as expected

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2020 📖 ~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 References & Further […]

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Common Problems 119107

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – cron jobs stop running unexpectedly

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu 14.04.6 📖 ~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 […]

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Common Problems 119081

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS NFS mounts fail at boot with dependency timeouts

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2020 Affected versions: 14.04 📖 ~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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Common Problems 118421

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – apt lock contention from unattended-upgrades blocks installs – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 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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Common Problems 117519

Ubuntu 20.04 system time incorrect or not syncing

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 August 2020 📖 ~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 References & Further […]

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How to Install Packer Image Builder on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Packer Image Builder on Debian 10

Introduction Debian 10 Buster is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install packer image builder on debian 10 on Buster leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Buster freeze. Follow each step carefully and […]

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