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Common Problems 112518

Windows Server 2019 — Update Install Stuck at 100 Percent for Hours — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 October 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 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 […]

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Debian 10 — ruby-loofah — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — ruby-loofah — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 October 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15587 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 8 — edk2 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — edk2 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-6919)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6919 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14560 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 20.04 — ardour — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ardour — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5110-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-22617 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Ardour incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — poppler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — poppler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2024-2979)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2024-2979 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36024 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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SLES 12 — mutt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — mutt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 7 October 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:2084-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-14354 CVE-2018-14360 CVE-2018-14361 CVE-2020-14093 CVE-2020-14154 CVE-2020-14954 CVE-2018-14351 CVE-2018-14357  +12 more Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Mutt before 1.10.1 and NeoMutt before 2018-07-16. They […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — cups — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — cups — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2020-1765)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1765 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-8696 CVE-2019-8675 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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Common Problems 118064

Ubuntu 18.04 GNOME Shell freezes or crashes

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 6 October 2020 📖 ~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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Common Problems 113402

Windows Server 2012 R2 ReFS Metadata Corruption Warnings on Data Volume – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 6 October 2020 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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Ubuntu 20.04 — sympa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — sympa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4442-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000550 CVE-2018-1000671 CVE-2020-10936 Upstream summary: USN-4442-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Sympa. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. […]

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