Package Management

Windows Server 2016 — KB5089466 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5089466 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5089466 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-35421 CVE-2026-32161 CVE-2026-40403 CVE-2026-21530 CVE-2026-33834 CVE-2026-34329 CVE-2026-34330 CVE-2026-34331  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Microsoft summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI allows an […]

Read more
Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-kvm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 22.04

Ubuntu 22.04 — linux-kvm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8279-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-35862 CVE-2024-50060 CVE-2026-23274 CVE-2026-23351 CVE-2026-31419 CVE-2026-31431 CVE-2026-31504 CVE-2026-31533  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Linux kernel algif_aead module did not properly handle in-place cryptographic […]

Read more
How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up NFS File Sharing on Ubuntu 26.04

NFS (Network File System) allows Linux systems to share directories over a network. It is the standard protocol for shared storage in Linux environments, used for home directories, media servers, and cluster storage. This guide sets up an NFS server and client on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu […]

Read more
How to Secure MariaDB with mysql_secure_installation on RHEL 10 — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MariaDB with mysql_secure_installation on RHEL 10

Introduction Setting up secure mariadb with mysql_secure_installation on a RHEL 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Secure MariaDB with mysql_secure_installation on RHEL 10, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in mind, and how to […]

Read more
Windows Server 2025 — KB5079420 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025 — KB5079420 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5079420 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-23669 CVE-2026-23671 CVE-2026-23672 CVE-2026-23673 CVE-2026-24283 CVE-2026-24285 CVE-2026-24287 CVE-2026-24289  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2025 Microsoft summary: Use after free in RPC Runtime allows an […]

Read more
FreeBSD 15 — php52-sqlite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — php52-sqlite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php5-sqlite — open_basedir bypass Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3365 Upstream summary: MITRE CVE team reports: The SQLite functionality in PHP before 5.3.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the open_basedir protection mechanism via […]

Read more
FreeBSD 15 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — libvorbis — multiple vulnerabilities (11 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libvorbis — two vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-3106 CVE-2008-1419 CVE-2008-1420 CVE-2008-1423 CVE-2009-3379 CVE-2017-14160 CVE-2017-14632 CVE-2017-14633  +3 more Upstream summary: Two vulnerabilities were fixed in the upstream repository: The bark_noise_hybridmp function allows […]

Read more
FreeBSD 15 — firebird-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — firebird-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: firebird — multiple remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities Upstream summary: RISE Security reports: There exists multiple vulnerabilities within functions of Firebird Relational Database, which when properly exploited can lead to remote […]

Read more
Amazon Linux 2023 — firewalld — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 — firewalld — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2023 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2023-2026-1636 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-4948 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in firewalld. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by mis-authorizing two runtime D-Bus (Desktop Bus) setters, setZoneSettings2 and […]

Read more
FreeBSD 12 — libXpm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libXpm — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libXpm — Out-of-bounds read in xpmNextWord() Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0687 CVE-2004-0688 CVE-2022-44617 CVE-2022-46285 CVE-2022-4883 CVE-2023-43788 CVE-2023-43789 CVE-2026-4367 Upstream summary: The X.Org project reports: libXpm uses a number of internal helper functions […]

Read more
CHAT