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

Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/fribidi — 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-202003-41 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18397 Upstream summary: A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GNU FriBidi. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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How To Use the LESS CSS Preprocessor on an Ubuntu VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use the LESS CSS Preprocessor on an Ubuntu VPS

In this tutorial, we will see how you can install LESS and get started using it on the server-side. For this, it assumes you are already running your own VPS with Ubuntu and a web server installed on it if you want to see something in the browser (but not necessary at this level). Additionally, you will have to install Node.js and NPM (Node Package Manager).

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SLES 15 — pam-modules — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — pam-modules — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 19 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:1760-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-3172 Upstream summary: A vulnerability in pam_modules of SUSE Linux Enterprise allows attackers to log into accounts that should have been disabled. Affected releases are […]

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Common Problems 118603

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – cron jobs stop running after timezone changes – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 18.04 high CPU usage from background indexing

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 July 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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Amazon Linux 2 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2019-1274 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12126 CVE-2018-12127 CVE-2018-12130 CVE-2019-10132 CVE-2019-10161 CVE-2019-10166 CVE-2019-10167 CVE-2019-10168  +12 more Upstream summary: Uncacheable memory on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4071-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13636 CVE-2019-13638 CVE-2016-10713 CVE-2018-1000156 CVE-2018-6951 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Patch incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. […]

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How To Deploy a DocPad Application on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Deploy a DocPad Application on Ubuntu 14.04

In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to deploy an application made with [DocPad](https://docpad.org) to the standard 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 image on the cloud provider. DocPad is a Node.js-powered static site generator that can be used alone or alongside a Node.js app to drive your site’s content.

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SLES 15 — cryptctl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — cryptctl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 18 July 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:2136-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18906 Upstream summary: A Improper Authentication vulnerability in cryptctl of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5, SUSE Manager Server 4.0 allows attackers with access […]

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