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How to Configure DHCP Failover on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DHCP Failover on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure DHCP Failover on Windows Server 2012 R2 DHCP Failover is a new feature introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2 that allows two DHCP servers to share a pool of IP addresses for one or more subnets. Before this feature, providing redundant DHCP service required manual IP range splitting (the 80/20 rule) — […]

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How to Use dbx Debugger on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use dbx Debugger on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to use dbx debugger on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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How to Set Up Windows Server Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Windows Server Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Cluster-Aware Updating Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) is a Windows Server 2019 feature that automates the process of applying software updates to nodes in a Windows Server Failover Cluster while maintaining high availability. CAU orchestrates the drain-update-reboot-resume cycle for each cluster node sequentially, ensuring that the cluster remains available for workloads throughout the update process. […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.9.7-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — podofo 0.9.7-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-9199 CVE-2019-9687 CVE-2018-19532 CVE-2018-20751 CVE-2018-20797 CVE-2019-10723 CVE-2019-20093 CVE-2017-6848  +12 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships podofo 0.9.7-r0 which […]

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FreeBSD 12 — monotone — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — monotone — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: monotone — remote denial of service in default setup Upstream summary: The monotone developers report: Running "mtn ''" or "mtn ls ''" doesn't cause an internal error anymore. In monotone […]

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How to Set Up VLAN Support on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up VLAN Support on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to VLANs on Windows Server 2019 Virtual LAN (VLAN) support in Windows Server 2019 allows you to logically segment your network into multiple isolated broadcast domains on the same physical infrastructure. In a Windows Server context, VLANs are typically configured on virtual network adapters in Hyper-V, on NIC Team interfaces (LBFO team NICs), or […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — uranium-firmware-lulzbot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — uranium-firmware-lulzbot — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000537 Upstream summary: Marlin Firmware Marlin version 1.1.x and earlier contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in cardreader.cpp (Depending on branch/version) that can result in Arbitrary code execution. This attack […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — util-linux — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — util-linux — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 October 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4512-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7738 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the umount bash completion script shipped in util-linux incorrectly handled certain mountpoints. If a local attacker were able to create […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php56-gd — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php56-gd — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libgd — integer overflow which could lead to heap buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2013-7456 CVE-2015-4643 CVE-2015-4644 CVE-2015-8874 CVE-2015-8879 CVE-2016-3074 CVE-2016-4343 CVE-2016-5093  +12 more Upstream summary: LibGD reports: An integer overflow […]

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Arch Linux — ed — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — ed — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201701-31 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5357 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.14-1. Fixed in: 1.14.1-1. Group: AVG-145. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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