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openSUSE Tumbleweed — supportutils — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — supportutils — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:0293-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-19637 CVE-2018-19639 CVE-2022-45154 CVE-2018-19640 CVE-2018-19638 Upstream summary: Supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1, wrote data to static file /tmp/supp_log, allowing local attackers to overwrite files on systems […]

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How to Configure Scheduled Task-Based Backup Scripts on Windows Server 2022 — step-by-step Windows Server 2022 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Scheduled Task-Based Backup Scripts on Windows Server 2022

Introduction to Scheduled Task-Based Backup Scripts on Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022 ships with powerful built-in tools for automating backup operations: PowerShell for scripting, the Task Scheduler for timed execution, robocopy for file-level data copies, and wbadmin for system image and system state backups. Combining these into well-structured backup scripts — complete with logging, […]

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Debian 11 — pev — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — pev — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45423 Upstream summary: A Buffer Overflow vulnerabilityexists in Pev 0.81 via the pe_exports function from exports.c.. The array offsets_to_Names is dynamically allocated on the stack using exp->NumberOfFunctions as […]

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Common Problems 114565

RHEL 9: Swap Not Activated at Boot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2022 📖 ~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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Debian 11 — tcp-wrappers — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — tcp-wrappers — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4601 Upstream summary: A regression error in tcp-wrappers 7.6.dbs-10 and 7.6.dbs-11 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions when a service uses libwrap but does not […]

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Debian 11 — razor — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — razor — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2024 Upstream summary: Vipul Razor Agents (razor-agents) before 2.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) certain "unusual HTML messages" or (2) "certain malformed […]

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How to Configure HACMP/PowerHA for High Availability on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure HACMP/PowerHA for High Availability on IBM AIX 7.3

Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 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 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure hacmp/powerha for high availability on IBM AIX 7.3 […]

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Debian 11 — libcgi-pm-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libcgi-pm-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2761 CVE-2010-4410 CVE-2010-4411 CVE-2012-5526 Upstream summary: The multipart_init function in (1) CGI.pm before 3.50 and (2) Simple.pm in CGI::Simple 1.112 and earlier uses a hardcoded value of the […]

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Common Problems 111799

Windows Server 2022 — Firewall Rules Present but Inbound Application Traffic Still Blocked — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2022 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Quick Checks Deep Diagnosis Primary Fix Verification Prevention & Hardening Symptom & Impact Applications remain unreachable despite visible allow rules in Windows Defender Firewall. Teams assume network outage while […]

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Debian 11 — ruby-openid — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — ruby-openid — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1812 CVE-2019-11027 Upstream summary: The ruby-openid gem before 2.2.2 for Ruby allows remote OpenID providers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) a large XRDS […]

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