Package Management

Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 security and bugfix update (ELSA-2021-2037)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2037 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-31204 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 Set Up Puppet Agent on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Puppet Agent on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up set up puppet agent on oracle linux 8 on a Oracle Linux 8 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Set Up Puppet Agent on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — wavpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — wavpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4682-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35738 Upstream summary: It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a […]

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How to Use Docker Secrets on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Docker Secrets on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Use Docker Secrets 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 filtering, […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4155)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4155 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15677 CVE-2020-15673 CVE-2020-15676 CVE-2020-15678 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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How to Manage System Packages with yum on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage System Packages with yum on RHEL 7

How to Manage System Packages with yum on RHEL 7 Package management is one of the most fundamental skills for a RHEL 7 system administrator. The Yellowdog Updater Modified (yum) is the default package manager on RHEL 7, and it handles everything from installing and removing software to managing repositories, grouping related packages, and maintaining […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 APT Lock Contention Blocks Security Updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 October 2020 📖 ~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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Oracle Linux 8 — .NET 6.0 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — .NET 6.0 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-0079)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-0079 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-21538 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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Arch Linux — wireshark-cli — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — wireshark-cli — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202004-10 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11647 CVE-2018-19628 CVE-2018-19627 CVE-2018-19626 CVE-2018-19625 CVE-2018-19624 CVE-2018-19623 CVE-2018-19622  +12 more Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 3.2.2-1. Fixed in: 3.2.3-1. Group: AVG-1129. Table of […]

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