Common Problems

SLES 12 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 15 February 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:1886-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43331 CVE-2021-43332 CVE-2021-44227 CVE-2021-42096 CVE-2019-3693 CVE-2020-12108 CVE-2020-12137 CVE-2020-15011  +6 more Upstream summary: In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, a crafted URL to the Cgi/options.py user options […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — ruby:2.7 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — ruby:2.7 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-3821)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 February 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3821 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28755 CVE-2023-28756 CVE-2021-33621 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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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – OOM killer terminates critical services – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 February 2021 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 apt lock errors during updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 February 2021 📖 ~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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RHEL 7 yum GPG Key Mismatch on Repository Metadata

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 February 2021 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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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Windows Server 2012 R2 — System volume marked dirty causes prolonged boot checks — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 February 2021 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~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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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2020-4259 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2020-4259 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 14 February 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2020-4259, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2020-4259 NVD summary: IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.3.1 could allow an authenticated user could manipulate cookie information and remove or add modules from the cookie […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — libjpeg-turbo — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libjpeg-turbo — multiple vulnerabilities (9 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 ALAS2-2023-2254 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-17541 CVE-2021-29390 CVE-2021-46822 CVE-2016-3616 CVE-2018-11212 CVE-2018-11213 CVE-2018-11214 CVE-2018-11813  +1 more Upstream summary: Libjpeg-turbo all version have a stack-based buffer overflow in the "transform" component. A remote attacker […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-29691 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-29691 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 14 February 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29691, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29691 NVD summary: IBM Security Identity Manager 7.0.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Updating libss Package Might Fail if libss-devel Package Is Installed — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Updating libss Package Might Fail if libss-devel Package Is Installed

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 February 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug 32005190 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 […]

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