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How to Use alt_disk_install for Upgrades on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use alt_disk_install for Upgrades 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 alt_disk_install for upgrades on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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Debian 11 — x265 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — x265 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 January 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-13135 Upstream summary: A NULL Pointer Dereference exists in VideoLAN x265, as used in libbpg 0.9.7 and other products, because the CUData::initialize function in common/cudata.cpp mishandles memory-allocation failure. […]

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How to Configure Apache2 with mod_security on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Apache2 with mod_security on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure apache2 with mod_security 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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Debian 11 — zsh — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — zsh — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 January 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6209 CVE-2014-10070 CVE-2014-10071 CVE-2014-10072 CVE-2016-10714 CVE-2017-18205 CVE-2017-18206 CVE-2018-0502  +8 more Upstream summary: Util/difflog.pl in zsh 4.3.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-12-binutils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-12-binutils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2023:2873 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4285 Upstream summary: The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, […]

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Debian 11 — libproxy — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libproxy — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 January 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2012-4505 CVE-2012-5580 CVE-2020-25219 CVE-2020-26154 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the px_pac_reload function in lib/pac.c in libproxy 0.2.x and 0.3.x allows remote servers to have an unspecified impact […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — GraalVM — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-9653)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 January 2023 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-9653 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-34169 CVE-2022-21541 CVE-2022-25647 CVE-2022-21549 CVE-2022-21540 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS – root filesystem full causes service failures – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 31 December 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy) 📖 ~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 […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0022 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0022 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 31 December 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0022, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0022 NVD summary: Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function. References: sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col   sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29816 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2021-29816 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 31 December 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-29816, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-29816 NVD summary: IBM Jazz for Service Management 1.1.3.10 and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious […]

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