🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 13 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4552-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16729 Upstream summary: USN-4552-1 and USN-4552-2 fixed a vulnerability in Pam-python. The update introduced a regression which prevented PAM modules written in Python from importing python modules […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Arch ASA ASA-202012-13 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27780 Upstream summary: Type: authentication bypass. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.5.0-1. Fixed in: 1.5.0-2. Group: AVG-1297. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]
How to Install and Configure Consul for Service Discovery on RHEL 7 As applications grow beyond a single server, tracking where every service is running — and whether it is healthy — becomes a significant operational challenge. Consul, developed by HashiCorp, is a distributed, highly available service mesh and service discovery tool that solves this […]
Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to install perl on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM AIX […]
Introduction This guide explains how to Audit Security with Lynis on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for fine-grained […]
🟡 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-2016-1585 CVE-2017-6507 Upstream summary: In all versions of AppArmor mount rules are accidentally widened when compiled. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]
Introduction How to Set Up a FreeBSD Jail for Web Hosting on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service […]
Introduction Debian 10 Buster is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure gitea self-hosted git service on debian 10 on Buster leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Buster freeze. Follow each step carefully […]
Introduction Deploying set up mariadb replication on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you […]
Introduction How to Configure Docker Logging Drivers on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 10. […]
