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Windows Server 2019 — Monthly LCU Reappears as Needed After Successful Install — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 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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How to Configure SSL/TLS with OpenSSL on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SSL/TLS with OpenSSL on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure SSL/TLS with OpenSSL on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: zypper […]

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FreeBSD 12 — freeradius-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — freeradius-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: freeradius — EAP-TTLS Tunnel Memory Leak Remote DOS Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1454 CVE-2005-1455 CVE-2005-4745 CVE-2007-2028 Upstream summary: The freeradius development team reports: A malicious 802.1x supplicant could send malformed Diameter […]

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

Debian 9 — neovim — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12735 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 14.04 — libmatio — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libmatio — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5185-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17533 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MATIO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — libarchive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4443)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4443 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19221 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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How to Configure Microsoft Passport for Work on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Microsoft Passport for Work on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Passport Microsoft Passport, now formally named Windows Hello for Business in modern documentation, is a credential technology introduced with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 that replaces traditional passwords with strong two-factor authentication using public key cryptography. In the Windows Server 2016 timeframe, Microsoft Passport referred to […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libGL — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libGL — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg — protocol handling issues in X Window System client libraries Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1981 CVE-2013-1982 CVE-2013-1983 CVE-2013-1984 CVE-2013-1985 CVE-2013-1986 CVE-2013-1987 CVE-2013-1988  +12 more Upstream summary: freedesktop.org reports: Ilja van Sprundel, […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-mozilla-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-mozilla-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 27 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mozilla — code execution via Quicktime media-link files Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 CVE-2004-0717 CVE-2004-0718 CVE-2004-0721 CVE-2004-0722 CVE-2004-0758  +12 more Upstream summary: The Mozilla Foundation reports a vulnerability within the […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/freexl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-libs/freexl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202007-44 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7435 CVE-2018-7436 CVE-2018-7437 CVE-2018-7438 CVE-2018-7439 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeXL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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