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Arch Linux — lib32-libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — lib32-libvorbis — 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-201803-21 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5146 CVE-2017-14633 CVE-2017-14632 Upstream summary: Type: multiple issues. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.3.5-1. Fixed in: 1.3.6-1. Group: AVG-658. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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RHEL 8 – firewalld Runtime Rules Lost After Reload

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 June 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 — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — xkbcomp — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2018:3802-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15859 CVE-2018-15863 CVE-2018-15853 CVE-2018-15861 Upstream summary: Unchecked NULL pointer usage when parsing invalid atoms in ExprResolveLhs in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used […]

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How To Install Anaconda on Ubuntu 18.04 [Quickstart] — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Anaconda on Ubuntu 18.04 [Quickstart]

This tutorial will guide you through installing Anaconda on an Ubuntu 18.04 server. Designed for data science and machine learning workflows, Anaconda is an open-source package manager, environment manager, and distribution of the Python and R programming languages.

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Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/man-db — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/man-db — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202310-08 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25078 Upstream summary: A root privilege escalation through setuid executable and cron job has been discovered in man-db. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Table of […]

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Common Problems 118028

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – swap exhaustion leads to OOM kills under peak load – Fix & Prevention

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — xtrabackup — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — xtrabackup — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-6394 CVE-2014-2029 CVE-2015-1027 Upstream summary: Percona XtraBackup before 2.1.6 uses a constant string for the initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for local users […]

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Debian 9 — gnupg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — gnupg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12020 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 16.04 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 June 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4047-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10161 CVE-2019-10166 CVE-2019-10167 CVE-2019-10168 CVE-2018-12126 CVE-2018-12127 CVE-2018-12130 CVE-2019-11091  +9 more Upstream summary: Matthias Gerstner and Ján Tomko discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker […]

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