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Ubuntu 22.04 — python-ldap — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — python-ldap — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7828-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-61912 CVE-2025-61911 CVE-2021-46823 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Python LDAP incorrectly handled special characters in the special character filtering function. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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How to Configure Apache mod_proxy as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Apache mod_proxy as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9

Apache’s mod_proxy module turns Apache into a powerful reverse proxy and gateway, forwarding requests to backend application servers, other web servers, or balancer clusters. Unlike Nginx’s reverse proxy (which is native), Apache’s proxy functionality is modular: mod_proxy handles the core proxying, mod_proxy_http handles HTTP/1.1, mod_proxy_balancer provides load balancing, and mod_proxy_wstunnel handles WebSocket tunnelling. On RHEL […]

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SLES 16 — libwmf — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 16

SLES 16 — libwmf — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: SLES 16 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2006:019 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2006-3376 CVE-2015-0848 CVE-2015-4588 CVE-2015-4695 CVE-2015-4696 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in player.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4, as used in multiple products including (1) wv, (2) abiword, (3) […]

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SLES 16 — python313-ldap — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 16

SLES 16 — python313-ldap — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: SLES 16 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-RU-2025:4454-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2025-61911 CVE-2025-61912 Upstream summary: python-ldap is a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) client API for Python. In versions prior to 3.4.5, the sanitization method `ldap.filter.escape_filter_chars` […]

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RHEL 10 – SELinux Denies Custom Application Port Access – Label and Policy Fix

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: RHEL 10.0 RHEL 10.1 📖 ~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 […]

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How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9

A reverse proxy sits in front of one or more backend application servers, forwarding client requests to them and returning their responses to the client. From the client’s perspective, the reverse proxy is the web server. This architecture provides centralized SSL termination, load balancing, caching, rate limiting, and DDoS mitigation without exposing backend application ports […]

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Oracle Linux 10 — libsoup3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 10

Oracle Linux 10 — libsoup3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-23139)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-23139 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-12105 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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Oracle Linux 10 — valkey — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 10

Oracle Linux 10 — valkey — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-11401)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-11401 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-48367 CVE-2025-32023 CVE-2025-27151 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

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How to Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt and Certbot on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt and Certbot on RHEL 9

Like Nginx, Apache can be secured with free SSL/TLS certificates from Let’s Encrypt using Certbot. The python3-certbot-apache plugin performs domain validation, obtains the certificate, and automatically updates your Apache virtual host configuration with the SSL directives, HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect, and modern cipher settings. This guide covers installing Certbot on RHEL 9, obtaining a certificate for your […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — delve and golang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — delve and golang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-21815)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-21815 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-58183 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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