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How to Install MongoDB on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MongoDB on RHEL 7

How to Install MongoDB on RHEL 7 MongoDB is a document-oriented NoSQL database that stores data in flexible, JSON-like BSON documents rather than traditional rows and columns. Its schema-less design makes it an excellent choice for applications that need to handle varied or rapidly evolving data structures, such as content management systems, real-time analytics platforms, […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — bzip2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — bzip2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-8922)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-8922 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12900 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — alsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — alsa — vulnerability — 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-2009-0035 Upstream summary: alsa-utils 1.0.19 and later versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack via the /usr/bin/alsa-info and /usr/bin/alsa-info.sh scripts. […]

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How To Set Up a Remote Desktop with X2Go on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up a Remote Desktop with X2Go on Ubuntu 18.04

X2Go provides a working “cloud desktop,” complete with all the advantages of an always-online, remotely-accessible, easily-scalable computing system with a very fast network. It is also more responsive and more secure than many VNC solutions. In this tutorial, you’ll use X2Go to create an XFCE desktop environment that you can access remotely. This “cloud desktop” will include the exact same utilities that you would obtain had you installed Ubuntu 20.04 and XFCE on your local machine.

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Oracle Linux 8 — libxml2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libxml2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-1597)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1597 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24977 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 Configure Docker Networking on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker Networking on RHEL 8

Docker networking determines how containers communicate with each other, with the host, and with external networks. RHEL 8 adds a layer of complexity because Docker writes its own iptables rules at startup, which can interact unexpectedly with firewalld — the default firewall manager on RHEL 8. Understanding Docker’s network drivers and how they map to […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7-rubygem-loofah — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — ruby2.7-rubygem-loofah — 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 advisory openSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8048 CVE-2019-15587 Upstream summary: In the Loofah gem through 2.2.0 for Ruby, non-whitelisted HTML attributes may occur in sanitized output by republishing a crafted HTML […]

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How to Set Up Ansible on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Ansible on Debian 10

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up Ansible on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. Debian Buster uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 10 install with the standard […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/libcroco — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/libcroco — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202208-33 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12825 Upstream summary: The cr_parser_parse_any_core function in libcroco's cr-parser.c does not limit recursion, leading to a denial of service via a stack overflow when trying to parse crafted CSS. […]

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