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openSUSE Tumbleweed — pam_mount — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pam_mount — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2009:005 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2008-5138 Upstream summary: passwdehd in libpam-mount 0.43 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/passwdehd.##### temporary file. Table of […]

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How to Install and Configure InfluxDB on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure InfluxDB on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install and configure influxdb 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 Ensure Debian […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libmediainfo0 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libmediainfo0 — 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-2019:1629-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11372 CVE-2019-11373 Upstream summary: An out-of-bounds read in MediaInfoLib::File__Tags_Helper::Synched_Test in Tag/File__Tags.cpp in MediaInfoLib in MediaArea MediaInfo 18.12 leads to a crash. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 January 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4797-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7969 CVE-2016-7970 CVE-2016-7972 CVE-2020-24994 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibASS incorrectly handled certain ASS files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — librepo0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — librepo0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:1289-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14352 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in librepo in versions before 1.12.1. A directory traversal vulnerability was found where it failed to sanitize paths […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — drupal7 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — drupal7 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 January 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7658-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11023 CVE-2020-11022 CVE-2020-13671 CVE-2020-28948 CVE-2020-28949 CVE-2015-2559 CVE-2015-2749 CVE-2015-2750  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Drupal incorrectly parsed untrusted HTML. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — java-1.8.0-openjdk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — java-1.8.0-openjdk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-3134)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 January 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-3134 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-2949 CVE-2019-2964 CVE-2019-2973 CVE-2019-2983 CVE-2019-2962 CVE-2019-2975 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Arch Linux — libtasn1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libtasn1 — 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-201706-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6891 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 4.10-1. Fixed in: 4.11-1. Group: AVG-285. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 9 – unattended-upgrades lock prevents manual apt operations

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 January 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 📖 ~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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How to Install Prometheus on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Prometheus on Debian 10

Introduction How to Install Prometheus on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 10. This tutorial […]

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