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Ubuntu 16.04 — brotli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — brotli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4568-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8927 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Brotli incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. Table of contents Symptom […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libecryptfs1 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libecryptfs1 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2011:0898-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1831 CVE-2011-1832 CVE-2011-1834 CVE-2011-1835 CVE-2011-1837 CVE-2011-1833 CVE-2014-9687 CVE-2016-1572  +1 more Upstream summary: utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — php:7.2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — php:7.2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 1 May 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3735 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11043 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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Alpine Linux edge — bison — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — bison — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.7.2-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — bison 3.7.2-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24240 CVE-2020-24979 CVE-2020-24980 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships bison 3.7.2-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-24240. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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How to Configure DNSSEC Validation on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DNSSEC Validation on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure dnssec validation 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 the […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — grub2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — grub2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-5786)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5786 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15707 CVE-2020-10713 CVE-2020-14308 CVE-2020-14309 CVE-2020-14310 CVE-2020-14311 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How To Set Up vsftpd for a User's Directory on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up vsftpd for a User’s Directory on Ubuntu 20.04

FTP, which is short for File Transfer Protocol, is a network protocol that was once widely used for moving files between a client and server. vsftpd, very secure FTP daemon, is an FTP server for many Unix-like systems, including Linux. In this tutorial, you’ll configure vsftpd to allow a user to upload files to their home directory using FTP with login credentials secured by SSL/TLS. You’ll also connect your server using FileZilla, an open-source FTP client, to test the TLS encryption.

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