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How To Install and Configure Redis on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure Redis on Ubuntu 16.04

Redis is an in-memory, key-value store known for its flexibility, performance, and wide language support. In this guide, we will demonstrate how to install and configure Redis on an Ubuntu 16.04 server. To complete this guide, you will need access to an…

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Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.228 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.228 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-021 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1749 CVE-2019-19319 CVE-2020-12657 CVE-2020-10711 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of some networking protocols in IPsec, such as VXLAN and GENEVE tunnels […]

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How to Deploy a Flask Application with Gunicorn and Nginx on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a Flask Application with Gunicorn and Nginx on RHEL 8

Flask is a lightweight Python web framework well-suited for building APIs and web applications on RHEL 8. Gunicorn acts as the production-grade WSGI server that runs your Flask app, while Nginx sits in front as a reverse proxy handling incoming traffic. This guide walks through deploying a Flask application on RHEL 8 using a Python […]

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Debian 9 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — file — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 April 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000249 CVE-2019-18218 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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Arch Linux — libzip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libzip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201711-13 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12858 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.2.0-1. Fixed in: 1.3.0-1. Group: AVG-390. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS failed to mount CIFS share at boot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 23 April 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — 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-2017:1128-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1855 CVE-2015-3900 CVE-2015-7551 Upstream summary: verify_certificate_identity in the OpenSSL extension in Ruby before 2.0.0 patchlevel 645, 2.1.x before 2.1.6, and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not […]

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How to Configure Zabbix Agent on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Zabbix Agent on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying configure zabbix agent on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — aria2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — aria2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3617 CVE-2019-3500 Upstream summary: Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — wavpack — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4682-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35738 CVE-2019-1010315 CVE-2019-1010317 CVE-2019-1010318 CVE-2019-1010319 CVE-2019-11498 CVE-2018-19840 CVE-2018-19841  +5 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use […]

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