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

Oracle Linux 8 — libsndfile — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-1636)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1636 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-13139 CVE-2018-19662 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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Arch Linux — gstreamer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — gstreamer — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201702-7 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5838 Upstream summary: Type: denial of service. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1.10.2-1. Fixed in: 1.10.3-1. Group: AVG-167. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Debian 9 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — libvirt — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 31 March 2020 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000256 CVE-2018-1064 CVE-2019-10161 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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How to Install MySQL 8 on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MySQL 8 on RHEL 8

MySQL 8 is one of the most widely deployed relational database systems in the world, offering robust performance, strong security features, and broad application compatibility. On RHEL 8, MySQL is not included in the default AppStream modules, so you must add the official MySQL community repository before installing. This guide walks through adding the MySQL […]

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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2019-4681 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2019-4681 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2019-4681, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2019-4681 NVD summary: IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.17 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web […]

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FreeBSD 12 — de-bugzilla — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — de-bugzilla — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: bugzilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0785 CVE-2013-0786 Upstream summary: A Bugzilla Security Advisory reports: Cross-Site Scripting When viewing a single bug report, which is the default, the bug ID […]

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Debian 10 – dpkg Interrupted State Blocks Package Operations – Full Recovery

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: Debian 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 Related Errors & […]

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

How to Configure OpenSCAP Security Compliance on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure OpenSCAP Security Compliance 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache+mod_ssl — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache+mod_ssl — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache 1.3 — mod_proxy reverse proxy exposure Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0993 CVE-2004-0700 CVE-2004-0885 CVE-2004-0940 CVE-2005-2088 CVE-2005-3352 CVE-2006-3747 CVE-2011-3368 Upstream summary: Apache HTTP server project reports: An exposure was found when using […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py35-salt — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py35-salt — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: salt — multiple vulnerabilities in salt-master process Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1866 CVE-2016-3176 CVE-2017-12791 CVE-2017-14695 CVE-2017-14696 CVE-2018-15750 CVE-2018-15751 CVE-2019-17361  +2 more Upstream summary: F-Secure reports: CVE-2020-11651 – Authentication bypass vulnerabilities The ClearFuncs […]

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