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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6121-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26243 CVE-2021-21401 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Nanopb incorrectly handled certain decode messages. An attacker could possibly use this cause a denial of service or expose […]

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SLES 12 — targetcli-fb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — targetcli-fb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 May 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:2086-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13867 Upstream summary: Open-iSCSI targetcli-fb through 2.1.52 has weak permissions for /etc/target (and for the backup directory and backup files). Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — java-17-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — java-17-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-4159)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-4159 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-22045 CVE-2023-22036 CVE-2023-22049 CVE-2023-25193 CVE-2023-22006 CVE-2023-22041 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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Common Problems 115514

Filesystem Remounted Read-Only After I/O Errors

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 📖 ~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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How to Install Memcached on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Memcached on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction How to Install Memcached on Oracle Linux 8 on Oracle Linux 8 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 configuration is reproducible […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — cobbler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — cobbler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2019:3355 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mod_php4-twig — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mod_php4-twig — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0594 CVE-2004-0595 CVE-2004-1019 CVE-2004-1065 CVE-2005-0596 CVE-2007-0905 CVE-2007-0906 CVE-2007-0907  +5 more Upstream summary: The PHP development team reports: Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.2 […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — lxml — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — lxml — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5225-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43818 CVE-2021-28957 CVE-2020-27783 CVE-2018-19787 CVE-2014-3146 Upstream summary: It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain XML and HTML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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How to Use Prometheus Blackbox Exporter on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Prometheus Blackbox Exporter on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Use Prometheus Blackbox Exporter on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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