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

Ubuntu 18.04 — fwupd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4395-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10759 Upstream summary: Justin Steven discovered that fwupd incorrectly handled certain signature verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue to install an unsigned firmware. Table of […]

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How to Install and Use Deno on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Use Deno on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install and use deno on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster 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 You will […]

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RHEL 8 Boots Older Kernel After Successful Update

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 August 2020 Affected versions: 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 📖 ~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 […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — ardour — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5110-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-22617 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Ardour incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — gssdp and gupnp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-1789)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 August 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1789 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12695 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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Oracle Linux 8 — sqlite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — sqlite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-3840)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 August 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3840 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24736 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — kismet — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — kismet — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — 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-2019:2392-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17666 CVE-2020-9395 Upstream summary: rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a buffer overflow. Table of […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — sudo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-4822)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 August 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-4822 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14287 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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Debian 10 — p11-kit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — p11-kit — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 August 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29361 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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Debian 10 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — openjpeg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 August 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-6851 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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