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Windows Server 2019 — Time synchronization drift causes Kerberos authentication failures — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 5 May 2020 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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Alpine Linux edge — pcre — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — pcre — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 8.44-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — pcre 8.44-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14155 CVE-2017-7186 CVE-2017-11164 CVE-2017-16231 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships pcre 8.44-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-14155. Table of contents Symptom […]

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FreeBSD 12 — a2ps-letter — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — a2ps-letter — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 May 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: a2ps — insecure temporary file creation Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1170 CVE-2004-1377 Upstream summary: A Secunia Security Advisory reports that Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña has found temporary file creation vulnerabilities in the fixps […]

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How to Monitor Windows Server 2016 with SolarWinds — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor Windows Server 2016 with SolarWinds

How to Set Up SolarWinds Monitoring Agent on Windows Server 2016 SolarWinds offers a suite of monitoring products, and its agent-based monitoring approach is central to platforms such as SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor (SAM) and the N-able N-central and N-sight Remote Monitoring and Management products. Installing the SolarWinds agent on a Windows Server 2016 […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~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  +6 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields of X.509 certificates. An […]

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SLES 12 — libcroco — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libcroco — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 May 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-IU-2021:741-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12825 CVE-2017-7960 CVE-2017-7961 CVE-2017-8834 CVE-2017-8871 Upstream summary: libcroco through 0.6.13 has excessive recursion in cr_parser_parse_any_core in cr-parser.c, leading to stack consumption. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Alpine Linux edge — e2fsprogs — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — e2fsprogs — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.45.5-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — e2fsprogs 1.45.5-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5188 CVE-2019-5094 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships e2fsprogs 1.45.5-r0 which addresses CVE-2019-5188. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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How to Install Windows Server 2016 — step-by-step Windows Server 2016 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Windows Server 2016

How to Install Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 is Microsoft’s server operating system released in October 2016. It introduces new features such as Nano Server, Storage Spaces Direct, shielded virtual machines, and significant improvements to Hyper-V. This guide walks you through a clean installation of Windows Server 2016 from bootable media. Prerequisites Before beginning […]

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