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How to Configure Network Bonding with LACP on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Bonding with LACP on Debian 10

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Network Bonding with LACP on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. Debian Buster uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 10 install with […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pkcs11-helper — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pkcs11-helper — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pkcs11-helper — deserialize buffer overflow Upstream summary: Alon Bar-Lev reports: util: fix deserialize buffer overflow. thanks to Aarnav Bos. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 12 — iodine — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — iodine — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: iodined — authentication bypass Upstream summary: Erik Ekman of the iodine project reports: The client could bypass the password check by continuing after getting error from the server and guessing […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — xf86-video-intel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — xf86-video-intel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory Related CVEs: CVE-2014-4910 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — sigil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4085-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14452 Upstream summary: Mike Salvatore discovered that Sigil mishandled certain malformed EPUB files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem. Table […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4138-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-9854 CVE-2019-9850 CVE-2019-9851 CVE-2019-9852 CVE-2019-9848 CVE-2019-9849 CVE-2018-10119 CVE-2018-10120  +8 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled embedded scripts in document files. If a user […]

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How to Set Up a DNS Server with BIND9 on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a DNS Server with BIND9 on RHEL 8

Running your own DNS server gives you full control over name resolution for internal infrastructure and reduces dependency on external resolvers. BIND9 (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is the most widely deployed DNS server in the world and is available in the default RHEL 8 repositories. On RHEL 8, the package is split into bind (the […]

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FreeBSD 12 — percona55-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — percona55-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MySQL Server — Multiple vulerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3194 CVE-2015-4792 CVE-2015-4802 CVE-2015-4807 CVE-2015-4815 CVE-2015-4826 CVE-2015-4830 CVE-2015-4836  +12 more Upstream summary: Oracle reports: This Critical Patch Update contains 45 new security patches […]

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How to Install Apache Kafka on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Apache Kafka on RHEL 8

Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform capable of handling millions of messages per second, making it a popular choice for real-time data pipelines, log aggregation, and event-driven microservices. Kafka is distributed as a self-contained binary archive and does not require a package manager installation, so the setup process involves downloading, configuring, and wrapping […]

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How to Configure ZFS on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure ZFS on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure ZFS on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (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 12 system is up to date: zypper refresh && […]

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