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Debian 11 — e17 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — e17 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-1845 CVE-2014-1846 CVE-2022-37706 Upstream summary: An unspecified setuid root helper in Enlightenment before 0.17.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging failure to properly sanitize the environment. […]

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How to Configure DISA STIG for AIX on IBM AIX 7.3 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.3 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DISA STIG for AIX 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 disa stig for aix on IBM AIX 7.3 […]

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SLES 15 — perl-HTTP-Daemon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — perl-HTTP-Daemon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 October 2022 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:2872-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31081 Upstream summary: HTTP::Daemon is a simple http server class written in perl. Versions prior to 6.15 are subject to a vulnerability which could potentially […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12588)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 October 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12588 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-39189 CVE-2022-34918 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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How to Set Up Lynis Security Auditing on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Lynis Security Auditing on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up Lynis Security Auditing on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2022-8207)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 October 2022 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-8207 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-1122 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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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2010-1124 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-2010-1124 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 26 October 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2010-1124, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2010-1124 NVD summary: bos.rte.libc 5.3.9.4 on IBM AIX 5.3 does not properly support reading a certain address field after a successful getaddrinfo function call, which allows context-dependent […]

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Debian 11 — mariadb-10.5 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — mariadb-10.5 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 October 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14765 CVE-2020-14776 CVE-2020-14789 CVE-2020-14812 CVE-2020-15180 CVE-2021-2022 CVE-2021-2154 CVE-2021-2166  +12 more Upstream summary: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: FTS). Supported versions that are […]

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How to Set Up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication on Debian 11

Introduction Debian 11 Bullseye is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up postgresql streaming replication on debian 11 on Bullseye leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bullseye freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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