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Alpine Linux edge — jbig2dec — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — jbig2dec — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.18-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — jbig2dec 0.18-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12268 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships jbig2dec 0.18-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-12268. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Arch Linux — libproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libproxy — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202012-10 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25219 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 0.4.15+33+g454a499-2. Fixed in: 0.4.16-1. Group: AVG-1226. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7035-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1585 https://bugs.launchpad.net/apparmor/+bug/1597017 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the AppArmor policy compiler incorrectly generated looser restrictions than expected for rules allowing mount operations. A local attacker could […]

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Arch Linux — gitea — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — gitea — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202011-26 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28991 Upstream summary: Type: insufficient validation. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.12.5-1. Fixed in: 1.12.6-1. Group: AVG-1299. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nss and nspr security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nss and nspr security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2019-1951)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 April 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-1951 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-18508 CVE-2019-11719 CVE-2019-11727 CVE-2019-11729 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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

AlmaLinux 8 — gdb — 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-2022:1828 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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How to Set Up a LEMP Stack on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a LEMP Stack on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Set Up a LEMP Stack on Oracle Linux 8 on Oracle Linux 8. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered Oracle Linux 8 system with […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — libzapojit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libzapojit — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2144 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-20011 CVE-2021-39360 Upstream summary: In GNOME libzapojit through 0.0.3, zpj-skydrive.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — lz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — lz4 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4968-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3520 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LZ4 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into uncompressing a specially- crafted LZ4 […]

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