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How to Install Perl and CPAN Modules on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Perl and CPAN Modules on Debian 10

Introduction This guide explains how to Install Perl and CPAN Modules on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. Debian Buster 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 10 install with […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4100-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6232 CVE-2019-14744 Upstream summary: It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability where an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and configuration files. […]

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How to Configure a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual switches are the networking backbone of a Hyper-V environment. Every virtual machine that needs network connectivity must be connected to a virtual switch, which in turn determines whether the VM can reach the physical network, communicate only with other VMs, or […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — sympa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — sympa — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4442-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000550 CVE-2018-1000671 CVE-2020-10936 Upstream summary: USN-4442-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Sympa. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. […]

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How to Install Rust and Compile System Tools on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Rust and Compile System Tools on RHEL 7

How to Install Rust and Compile System Tools on RHEL 7 Rust is a systems programming language that offers memory safety without a garbage collector, making it an ideal choice for building high-performance command-line utilities, daemons, and system-level tools. On RHEL 7, the system compiler and C runtime are older, but Rust’s installer rustup sidesteps […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — virt:ol — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-2774)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 22 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-2774 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20382 CVE-2020-8608 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — lftp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — lftp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2019:1059-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10916 Upstream summary: It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — python-lxml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — python-lxml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-1898)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 22 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1898 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27783 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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Windows Server 2012 R2 — RID master pool exhaustion approaching: new objects refused soon — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~2 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — openfire — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — openfire — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Openfire administration console authentication bypass Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1728 CVE-2008-6508 CVE-2008-6509 CVE-2008-6510 CVE-2008-6511 CVE-2009-0496 CVE-2009-0497 CVE-2009-1595  +2 more Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: Openfire's administrative console, a web-based application, was found to […]

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