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

Ubuntu 20.04 — wkhtmltopdf — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6232-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-21365 Upstream summary: It was discovered that wkhtmltopdf was not properly enforcing the same-origin policy when processing certain HTML files. If a user or automated system using […]

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How to Install Zabbix Server on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Zabbix Server on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying install zabbix server on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian 9 […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — container-tools:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-0348)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 10 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-0348 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7039 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 Corosync on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Corosync on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction How to Configure Corosync 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 configuration is reproducible […]

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Alpine Linux edge — libvncserver — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libvncserver — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 0.9.13-r5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libvncserver 0.9.13-r5 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29260 CVE-2019-20839 CVE-2019-20840 CVE-2020-14397 CVE-2020-14399 CVE-2020-14400 CVE-2020-14401 CVE-2020-14402  +8 more Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships libvncserver 0.9.13-r5 which […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — spice — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — spice — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 10 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4572-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14355 CVE-2019-3813 CVE-2018-10873 CVE-2017-12194 Upstream summary: Frediano Ziglio discovered that Spice incorrectly handled QUIC image decoding. A remote attacker could use this to cause Spice to crash, […]

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How to Install and Configure AIDE on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure AIDE on RHEL 7

How to Install and Configure AIDE on RHEL 7 AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) is a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) that works by taking a cryptographic snapshot of your filesystem at a known-good point in time and then comparing the current state of the filesystem against that baseline to identify any files that have […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet security and bugfix update (ELSA-2021-0474)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 9 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-0474 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-1721 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 LVM on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure LVM on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure LVM on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Step 1 — Install LVM zypper install -y lvm2 Step 2 — Create […]

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