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Ubuntu 18.04 — plib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — plib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6353-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38714 Upstream summary: Wooseok Kang discovered that PLIB did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted TGA […]

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SLES 12 — libecal — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libecal — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 April 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:0885-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14928 CVE-2020-16117 Upstream summary: evolution-data-server (eds) through 3.36.3 has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects SMTP and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" […]

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Gentoo Linux — sys-firmware/intel-microcode — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-firmware/intel-microcode — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202402-22 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-0127 CVE-2021-0146 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NVIDIA Drivers. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — rust-toolset:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — rust-toolset:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-4270)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 April 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-4270 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29922 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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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Journalctl Logs Fill Root Disk

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 23 April 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — sddm — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — sddm — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-7271 CVE-2014-7272 CVE-2015-0856 CVE-2018-14345 CVE-2020-28049 Upstream summary: Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to log in as user "sddm" without authentication. […]

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How to Set Up a LAMP Stack on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a LAMP Stack on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction How to Set Up a LAMP Stack 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 […]

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Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/gptfdisk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/gptfdisk — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202105-03 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-0308 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ReadLogicalParts() function in basicmbr.cc was missing a bounds check. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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FreeBSD 13 — rubygem19-rack — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — rubygem19-rack — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 April 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Ruby Rack Gem — Multiple Issues Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0262 CVE-2013-0263 Upstream summary: Rack developers report: Today we are proud to announce the release of Rack 1.4.5. Fix CVE-2013-0263, timing attack […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-c7-graphite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-c7-graphite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 April 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: graphite2 — out-of-bounds write with malicious font Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5436 Upstream summary: Mozilla Foundation reports: An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font. […]

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