Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure cloud-init on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM AIX […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 30 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7825-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26683 CVE-2018-16647 CVE-2021-37220 CVE-2018-10289 CVE-2018-16648 CVE-2018-1000036 CVE-2021-3407 CVE-2020-21896 Upstream summary: It was discovered that MuPDF incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly […]
Introduction How to Use the Oracle Linux 8 UEK Kernel on Oracle Linux 8 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration is […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 30 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7330-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3908 CVE-2015-6240 CVE-2016-8614 CVE-2019-10206 CVE-2019-14846 CVE-2019-14904 CVE-2020-10729 CVE-2020-1739 +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields of X.509 certificates. An […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read • Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12761 CVE-2008-2426 CVE-2008-5187 CVE-2010-0991 Upstream summary: modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 30 March 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10699 CVE-2020-13867 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in Linux, in targetcli-fb versions 2.1.50 and 2.1.51 where the socket used by targetclid was world-writable. If […]
How to Set Up Port Knocking for SSH on RHEL 7 Port knocking is a stealthy technique for controlling access to network services by requiring a client to send connection attempts to a predefined sequence of closed ports before a firewall rule opens the target port. When applied to SSH, it effectively hides port 22 […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 29 March 2021 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 […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 29 March 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2170 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-27219 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 29 March 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: aiohttp — open redirect vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21330 Upstream summary: Sviatoslav Sydorenko reports: Open redirect vulnerability — a maliciously crafted link to an aiohttp-based web-server could redirect the browser to […]
