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How to Install Windows Server 2019 Step by Step — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Windows Server 2019 Step by Step

How to Install Windows Server 2019 Step by Step Windows Server 2019 is Microsoft’s server operating system built on the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) model, offering stability, extended support through January 2029, and features like Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Storage Migration Service, and System Insights. This guide walks through a clean bare-metal installation of […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — libX11 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libX11 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 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-2024:2973 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-43785 CVE-2023-43786 CVE-2023-43787 CVE-2023-3138 CVE-2021-31535 Upstream summary: The libX11 packages contain the core X11 protocol client library. Security Fix(es): * libX11: out-of-bounds memory access in _XkbReadKeySyms() (CVE-2023-43785) * libX11: […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — svgpp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — svgpp — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 May 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6178-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-6246 CVE-2021-44960 Upstream summary: It was discovered that in SVG++ library that the demo application incorrectly managed memory resulting in a memory access violation under certain circumstances. […]

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SLES 15 — python2-wheel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python2-wheel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2023:158-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40898 Upstream summary: An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — protobuf-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — protobuf-c — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2142 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-48468 CVE-2022-33070 Upstream summary: protobuf-c before 1.4.1 has an unsigned integer overflow in parse_required_member. (CVE-2022-48468) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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SLES 15 — kubernetes1.18-client — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — kubernetes1.18-client — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 May 2023 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2021:322-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3121 CVE-2023-2727 CVE-2023-2728 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in GoGo Protobuf before 1.3.2. plugin/unmarshal/unmarshal.go lacks certain index validation, aka the "skippy peanut butter" issue. […]

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How to Set Up Windows Server 2022 with Salt — step-by-step Windows Server 2022 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Windows Server 2022 with Salt

Introduction to GPU Passthrough in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022 GPU passthrough in Hyper-V is accomplished through a feature called Discrete Device Assignment (DDA). DDA allows a physical PCIe device — including a GPU — to be directly assigned to a virtual machine, bypassing the hypervisor’s device emulation layer entirely. The VM gains exclusive, near-native […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — flatpak-system-helper File Access Triggers SELinux Policy Violations — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — flatpak-system-helper File Access Triggers SELinux Policy Violations

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 May 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug 34321783 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 […]

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How to Set Up Fluentd on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Fluentd on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up Fluentd on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: zypper refresh […]

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