Package Management

How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on Oracle Linux 9 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on Oracle Linux 9

Introduction How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on Oracle Linux 9 on Oracle Linux 9 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting […]

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Inode Exhaustion on /var Breaking Package and Log Writes

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 April 2023 📖 ~1 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 Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py310-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py310-cryptography — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-cryptography — includes a vulnerable copy of OpenSSL Related CVEs: CVE-2023-0286 CVE-2023-23931 Upstream summary: pyca/cryptography's wheels include a statically linked copy of OpenSSL. The versions of OpenSSL included in cryptography […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — python-mako — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — python-mako — vulnerability — 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 ALAS2-2023-2164 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-40023 Upstream summary: Sqlalchemy mako before 1.2.2 is vulnerable to Regular expression Denial of Service when using the Lexer class to parse. This also affects babelplugin and […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — pcre2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — pcre2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5627-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1586 CVE-2022-1587 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled memory when handling certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — golang-1.13 — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — golang-1.13 — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6038-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1705 CVE-2022-27664 CVE-2022-28131 CVE-2022-2879 CVE-2022-2880 CVE-2022-29526 CVE-2022-30629 CVE-2022-30630  +11 more Upstream summary: USN-6038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Go 1.18. This update provides the corresponding updates for Go […]

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How to Set Up rsync via AIX Toolbox on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up rsync via AIX Toolbox 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 set up rsync via aix toolbox on ibm aix […]

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Windows Server 2016 — KB5022840 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5022840 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5022840 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-21689 CVE-2023-21690 CVE-2023-21692 CVE-2023-21684 CVE-2023-21701 CVE-2023-21797 CVE-2023-21798 CVE-2023-21799  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 — filezilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — filezilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 April 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6589-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-48795 Upstream summary: Fabian Baeumer, Marcus Brinkmann and Joerg Schwenk discovered that the SSH protocol used in FileZilla is prone to a prefix truncation attack, known as […]

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