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RHEL 8 dnf-automatic Does Not Apply Scheduled Security Updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 August 2019 📖 ~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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXxf86dga1 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXxf86dga1 — 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 SUSE-SU-2013:1103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1991 CVE-2013-2000 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXxf86dga 1.1.3 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — gnome-bluetooth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gnome-bluetooth — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 August 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3856-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10910 Upstream summary: Chris Marchesi discovered that BlueZ incorrectly handled disabling Bluetooth visibility. A remote attacker could possibly pair to devices, contrary to expectations. This update adds […]

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SLES 15 — python2-SQLAlchemy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python2-SQLAlchemy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 August 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:2211-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-7164 CVE-2019-7548 Upstream summary: SQLAlchemy through 1.2.17 and 1.3.x through 1.3.0b2 allows SQL Injection via the order_by parameter. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

Debian 9 — neovim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12735 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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Ubuntu 14.04 — libmatio — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libmatio — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5185-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17533 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MATIO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — libarchive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4443)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4443 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19221 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 Install Zentyal on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Zentyal on Ubuntu 14.04

Get started with Zentyal, the open source drop-in replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server / Windows Server Essentials. Zentyal is an all-in-one small business server that can be run via the command line or a graphical dashboard.

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Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/freexl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/freexl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202007-44 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7435 CVE-2018-7436 CVE-2018-7437 CVE-2018-7438 CVE-2018-7439 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeXL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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