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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libvpx7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libvpx7 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:0680-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0034 Upstream summary: In vp8_decode_frame of decodeframe.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — httpd:2.4 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — httpd:2.4 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4751)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 December 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4751 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-10082 CVE-2018-17189 CVE-2020-1927 CVE-2019-10081 CVE-2019-10097 CVE-2019-10092 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How to Set Up Terraform on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Terraform on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Oracle Linux 8 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying set up terraform on oracle linux 8 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Set Up Terraform on Oracle Linux 8, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — fastd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4718-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27638 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fastd incorrectly handled certain packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table of […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libarchive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libarchive — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-0271)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 December 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-0271 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18408 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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How to Configure OpenVPN Server on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure OpenVPN Server on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up configure openvpn server on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux distribution. […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-M2Crypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python38-M2Crypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2022:2562-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25657 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in all released versions of m2crypto, where they are vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:10 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nodejs:10 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-0548)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 December 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0548 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8287 CVE-2020-7788 CVE-2020-15366 CVE-2020-8116 CVE-2020-7754 CVE-2020-15095 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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