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SLES 12 — vino — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — vino — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2011:009 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0904 CVE-2019-15681 CVE-2011-1164 CVE-2011-0905 Upstream summary: The rfbSendFramebufferUpdate function in server/libvncserver/rfbserver.c in vino-server in Vino 2.x before 2.28.3, 2.32.x before 2.32.2, 3.0.x before 3.0.2, and […]

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SLES 12 — ibus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — ibus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:2387-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14822 Upstream summary: A flaw was discovered in ibus in versions before 1.5.22 that allows any unprivileged user to monitor and send method calls to […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — binutils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4465)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 July 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4465 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17450 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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Arch Linux — wget — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — wget — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201710-34 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6508 CVE-2017-13090 CVE-2017-13089 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.19.1-2. Fixed in: 1.19.2-1. Group: AVG-473. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — rssh — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — rssh — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3946-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000018 CVE-2019-3463 CVE-2019-3464 Upstream summary: It was discovered that rssh incorrectly handled certain command-line arguments and environment variables. An authenticated user could bypass rssh's command restrictions, allowing […]

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

How To Install and Configure ownCloud on Ubuntu 16.04

ownCloud is a file sharing server that permits you to store your personal content, like documents and pictures, in a centralized location, much like Dropbox. The difference with ownCloud is that it is free and open-source, which allows anyone to use and examine it. It also returns the control and security of your sensitive data back to you, thus eliminating the utilization of a third-party cloud hosting service.

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How To Back Up Your OrientDB Databases on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Back Up Your OrientDB Databases on Ubuntu 14.04

OrientDB is a multi-model, NoSQL database with support for graph and document databases. An OrientDB database can be backed up using a backup script and also via the command line interface, with built-in support for compression of backup files using the ZIP algorithm.

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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-2025-0733)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 July 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-0733 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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