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How to Configure Multipath I/O on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Multipath I/O on Debian 11

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Multipath I/O on Debian 11 on Debian 11 Bullseye. Debian Bullseye uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 11 install with the standard […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — grunt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — grunt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5847-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7729 CVE-2022-0436 CVE-2022-1537 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Grunt was not properly loading YAML files before parsing them. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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SLES 12 — apache2-mod_wsgi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — apache2-mod_wsgi — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2022 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2022:3372-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2255 Upstream summary: A vulnerability was found in mod_wsgi. The X-Client-IP header is not removed from a request from an untrusted proxy, allowing an attacker […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — pcre2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — pcre2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-5809)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-5809 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1586 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Certificate Authority with OpenSSL on RHEL 8

Running your own Certificate Authority (CA) with OpenSSL gives you complete control over the certificates issued to your internal services, enabling mutual TLS, encrypted internal APIs, and custom certificate policies without relying on commercial CAs for private infrastructure. On RHEL 8, OpenSSL is pre-installed and the system trust store is managed through the ca-trust framework, […]

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FreeBSD 13 — pg_partman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — pg_partman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PG Partition Manager — arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33204 Upstream summary: PG Partition Manager reports: In the pg_partman (aka PG Partition Manager) extension before 4.5.1 for PostgreSQL, arbitrary code […]

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FreeBSD 13 — kf5-kconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — kf5-kconfig — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 September 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: KDE Frameworks — malicious .desktop files execute code Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14744 Upstream summary: The KDE Community has released a security announcement: The syntax Key[$e]=$(shell command) in *.desktop files.directory files, and […]

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Alpine Linux edge — freerdp2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — freerdp2 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.9.0-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — freerdp2 2.9.0-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-39316 CVE-2022-39317 CVE-2022-39318 CVE-2022-39319 CVE-2022-39320 CVE-2022-39347 CVE-2022-41877 CVE-2021-41159  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships freerdp2 2.9.0-r0 which […]

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