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How to Mount CIFS Windows Shares on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Mount CIFS Windows Shares on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up mount cifs windows shares on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully and […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — kopanocore — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — kopanocore — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 August 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6876-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19907 CVE-2022-26562 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Kopano Core allowed out-of-bounds access. An attacker could use this issue to expose private information. This issue only affected […]

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Alpine Linux edge — logrotate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — logrotate — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.20.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — logrotate 3.20.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1348 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships logrotate 3.20.1-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-1348. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — libphp-phpmailer — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 August 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5956-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10033 CVE-2016-10045 CVE-2017-11503 CVE-2017-5223 CVE-2018-19296 CVE-2020-13625 CVE-2021-3603 Upstream summary: Dawid Golunski discovered that PHPMailer was not properly escaping user input data used as arguments to functions executed […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — postgresql — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-4771)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 August 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-4771 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1552 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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AlmaLinux 8 — libserf — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — libserf — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2022:2234 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-24070 CVE-2020-17525 CVE-2019-0203 CVE-2018-11782 Upstream summary: Subversion (SVN) is a concurrent version control system which enables one or more users to collaborate in developing and maintaining a hierarchy of […]

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How to Install Minio as S3-Compatible Storage on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Minio as S3-Compatible Storage on Debian 11

Introduction Debian 11 Bullseye is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install minio as s3-compatible storage on debian 11 on Bullseye leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bullseye freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — systemd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — systemd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-1611)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 August 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1611 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13776 CVE-2019-3842 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2015-9281 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2015-9281 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 9 August 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2015-9281, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2015-9281 NVD summary: Logon Manager in SAS Web Infrastructure Platform before 9.4M3 allows reflected XSS on the Timeout page. References: support.sas.com/kb/55/537.html   support.sas.com/kb/55/537.html Table of contents […]

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