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How to Set Up SSH Key-Based Authentication on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up SSH Key-Based Authentication on RHEL 8

Password-based SSH authentication is vulnerable to brute-force attacks and credential stuffing. SSH key-based authentication replaces passwords with a cryptographic key pair: a private key that stays on your local machine and a public key placed on the server. Even if an attacker discovers your server’s IP and SSH port, they cannot log in without the […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py38-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py38-tuf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: The Update Framwork — path traversal vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41131 Upstream summary: NVD reports: python-tuf is a Python reference implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). In both clients (`tuf/client` and […]

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Debian 11 — twitter-bootstrap4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — twitter-bootstrap4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-8331 Upstream summary: In Bootstrap before 3.4.1 and 4.3.x before 4.3.1, XSS is possible in the tooltip or popover data-template attribute. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Debian 11 — chrony — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — chrony — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-0292 CVE-2010-0293 CVE-2010-0294 CVE-2012-4502 CVE-2012-4503 CVE-2014-0021 CVE-2015-1821 CVE-2015-1822  +3 more Upstream summary: The read_from_cmd_socket function in cmdmon.c in chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and 1.24-pre1, allows remote attackers […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libsass — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libsass — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:1586 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13012 CVE-2020-13543 CVE-2020-13584 CVE-2020-16125 CVE-2020-9948 CVE-2020-9951 CVE-2020-9983 CVE-2021-1817  +4 more Upstream summary: GNOME is the default desktop environment of AlmaLinux. The following packages have been upgraded to a later […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — ghostscript — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-7053)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-7053 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-38559 CVE-2023-4042 CVE-2023-28879 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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AlmaLinux 8 — pptp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — pptp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2020:4679 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS fail2ban stops banning malicious IPs after log format change

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 6 September 2021 Affected versions: 14.04 📖 ~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 […]

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

Debian 11 — hamlib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3736 Upstream summary: ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b, as used in Ham Radio Control Libraries, Q, and possibly other products, attempts to […]

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How to Configure Nginx WebSocket Proxying on FreeBSD 13 — step-by-step FreeBSD 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx WebSocket Proxying on FreeBSD 13

Introduction FreeBSD 13 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up configure nginx websocket proxying on freebsd 13 on FreeBSD 13 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]

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