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Gentoo Linux — net-libs/pcre2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-libs/pcre2 — 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-202006-16 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20454 Upstream summary: PCRE2 has a flaw when handling JIT-compiled regex using the X pattern. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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Debian 9 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 March 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-0618 CVE-2018-5950 CVE-2020-12137 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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An Introduction To Regular Expressions — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

An Introduction To Regular Expressions

This tutorial will give an insight to regular expressions without going into particularities of any language. We will simply use egrep to explain the concepts. Regular expressions are templates to match patterns (or sometimes not to match patterns). They provide a way to describe and parse text.

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RHEL 8 SELinux Denying httpd Access to Custom Content Path

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 10 March 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 Configure Docker with TLS Authentication on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker with TLS Authentication on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure docker with tls authentication on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster 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 […]

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Alpine Linux edge — xapian-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — xapian-core — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.4.6-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — xapian-core 1.4.6-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-0499 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships xapian-core 1.4.6-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-0499. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Debian 9 — opendmarc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — opendmarc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 March 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16378 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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