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How to Set Up Uptime Robot Self-Hosted Monitor on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Uptime Robot Self-Hosted Monitor on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying set up uptime robot self-hosted monitor 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 […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2311 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9226 CVE-2017-9227 CVE-2017-9228 CVE-2017-9229 CVE-2017-9224 CVE-2020-26159 CVE-2019-16163 CVE-2019-19012  +4 more Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Oniguruma 6.2.0, as used in Oniguruma-mod in Ruby through 2.4.1 […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — libpcap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4221-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15165 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB headers in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of […]

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Arch Linux — crypto++ — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — crypto++ — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201912-3 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14318 CVE-2016-7420 Upstream summary: Type: private key recovery. Status: Fixed. Affected: 8.2.0-1. Fixed in: 8.2.0-2. Group: AVG-1046. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXext6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libXext6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1099-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1982 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libXext 1.3.1 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow […]

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How to Install Rust with rustup on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Rust with rustup on Debian 10

Introduction How to Install Rust with rustup on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 10. […]

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Alpine Linux edge — gitolite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — gitolite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.6.11-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gitolite 3.6.11-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20683 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships gitolite 3.6.11-r0 which addresses CVE-2018-20683. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Configure TCP/IP Networking on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure TCP/IP Networking 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 configure tcp/ip networking on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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How to Install and Configure DB2 on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure DB2 on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to install and configure db2 on ibm aix 7.2 on […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — python-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — python-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2025-2930 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25659 Upstream summary: python-cryptography 3.2 is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher timing attacks in the RSA decryption API, via timed processing of valid PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertext. (CVE-2020-25659) Table of […]

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