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

Debian 11 — libgrss — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-20011 Upstream summary: libgrss through 0.7.0 fails to perform TLS certificate verification when downloading feeds, allowing remote attackers to manipulate the contents of feeds without detection. This occurs […]

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How to Configure AppArmor Profiles on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure AppArmor Profiles on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying configure apparmor profiles on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, […]

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Debian 11 — notary — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — notary — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9258 CVE-2015-9259 Upstream summary: In Docker Notary before 0.1, gotuf/signed/verify.go has a Signature Algorithm Not Matched to Key vulnerability. Because an attacker controls the field specifying the signature […]

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SLES 15 — python3-oslo.utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-oslo.utils — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 December 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2025:02448-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-0718 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in python-oslo-utils. Due to improper parsing, passwords with a double quote ( " ) in them cause incorrect […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — xz — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — xz — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 December 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2022:4940 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1271 Upstream summary: XZ Utils is an integrated collection of user-space file compression utilities based on the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain algorithm (LZMA), which performs lossless data compression. The algorithm […]

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Common Problems 117912

Release File Is Not Valid Yet (Clock Skew)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 December 2022 📖 ~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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Debian 11 — libjifty-dbi-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libjifty-dbi-perl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1933 Upstream summary: SQL injection vulnerability in Jifty::DBI before 0.68. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]

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Debian 11 — libyang — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libyang — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19333 CVE-2019-19334 CVE-2019-20391 CVE-2019-20392 CVE-2019-20393 CVE-2019-20394 CVE-2019-20395 CVE-2019-20396  +10 more Upstream summary: In all versions of libyang before 1.0-r5, a stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the way […]

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Debian 11 — libbsd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libbsd — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 December 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2090 CVE-2019-20367 Upstream summary: Off-by-one vulnerability in the fgetwln function in libbsd before 0.8.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger a heap-based buffer […]

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How to Configure Lightweight User Environments with WPARs on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Lightweight User Environments with WPARs on IBM AIX 7.3

Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 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 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure lightweight user environments with wpars on IBM AIX […]

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