Logging Monitoring

SLES 15 — python3-Flask-Security-Too — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-Flask-Security-Too — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 March 2021 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:3093-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-21241 CVE-2021-23385 Upstream summary: The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application. It is an is a independently maintained […]

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How to Monitor Power System Hardware Faults on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor Power System Hardware Faults on IBM AIX 7.2

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 monitor power system hardware faults on ibm aix 7.2 […]

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How to Configure Active Directory Federation Services on Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Active Directory Federation Services on Windows Server 2016

How to Set Up Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Federation Services Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) is a Microsoft identity solution that provides single sign-on (SSO) and claims-based authentication across organizational boundaries. It enables users to authenticate once with their corporate credentials and access applications hosted in other organizations, cloud services like Microsoft 365, […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — liblouis — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2020-1708)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 March 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1708 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-11685 CVE-2018-11684 CVE-2018-11577 CVE-2018-12085 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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Common Problems 115567

Kernel Update Installed but Old Kernel Keeps Booting

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 March 2021 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 12 — py27-yaml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py27-yaml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 March 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-yaml — FullLoader (still) exploitable for arbitrary command execution Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18342 CVE-2020-1747 Upstream summary: Riccardo Schirone (https://github.com/ret2libc) reports: In FullLoader python/object/new constructor, implemented by construct_python_object_apply, has support for setting […]

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Common Problems 115440

Stale PID File Prevents Service Startup

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 March 2021 📖 ~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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How to Set Up VLANs on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up VLANs on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up set up vlans on oracle linux 8 on a Oracle Linux 8 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Set Up VLANs on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gke-5.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-gke-5.0 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 March 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4713-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28374 CVE-2020-16119 CVE-2020-16120 CVE-2020-14386 CVE-2020-12771 CVE-2019-12380 CVE-2019-16089 CVE-2019-19036  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient […]

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