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How to Configure Nginx Rate Limiting and Connection Throttling on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx Rate Limiting and Connection Throttling on RHEL 7

How to Configure Nginx Rate Limiting and Connection Throttling on RHEL 7 Uncontrolled traffic is one of the most common threats to web server stability. Whether the source is a poorly written client polling too aggressively, a scraper harvesting your content, or a low-volume denial-of-service attack, allowing unlimited requests to reach your application or upstream […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — ruby-websocket-extensions — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ruby-websocket-extensions — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 July 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4502-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7663 Upstream summary: It was discovered that websocket-extensions does not properly parse special headers. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause regex backtracking, resulting in […]

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How to Configure firewalld Zones on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure firewalld Zones on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure firewalld Zones 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. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: zypper refresh […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — pcre3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — pcre3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 July 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5425-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20838 CVE-2020-14155 Upstream summary: Yunho Kim discovered that PCRE incorrectly handled memory when handling certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications […]

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SLES 15 — bubblewrap — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — bubblewrap — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-5291 CVE-2019-12439 Upstream summary: Bubblewrap (bwrap) before version 0.4.1, if installed in setuid mode and the kernel supports unprivileged user namespaces, then the `bwrap –userns2` […]

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How to Install WooCommerce on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install WooCommerce on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install WooCommerce 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. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: zypper refresh && […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-2250)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-2250 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1108 CVE-2020-1161 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — teeworlds — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — teeworlds — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:0557-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20787 CVE-2020-12066 CVE-2014-9351 Upstream summary: Teeworlds before 0.7.4 has an integer overflow when computing a tilemap size. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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How to Configure auditd System Auditing on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure auditd System Auditing on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure auditd system auditing 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 Ensure Debian […]

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How to Use IBM Tivoli Access Manager on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use IBM Tivoli Access Manager on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to use ibm tivoli access manager on ibm aix 7.1 […]

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