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How to Set Up SLES 15 for High-Performance Computing — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up SLES 15 for High-Performance Computing

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up SLES 15 for High-Performance Computing 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — fswiki — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — fswiki — vulnerability — 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: fswiki — XSS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1799 Upstream summary: JVN reports: FreeStyleWiki has XSS vulnerability. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — spamassassin — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4899-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1946 CVE-2020-1930 CVE-2020-1931 CVE-2018-11805 CVE-2019-12420 CVE-2017-15705 CVE-2018-11780 CVE-2018-11781 Upstream summary: USN-4899-1 fixed a vulnerability in SpamAssassin. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original […]

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Gentoo Linux — sys-devel/gettext — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-devel/gettext — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202208-33 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12825 Upstream summary: The cr_parser_parse_any_core function in libcroco's cr-parser.c does not limit recursion, leading to a denial of service via a stack overflow when trying to parse crafted CSS. […]

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SLES 15 — memcached — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — memcached — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-RU-2020:2072-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11596 CVE-2009-1494 CVE-2011-4971 CVE-2013-7239 CVE-2016-8704 CVE-2016-8705 CVE-2016-8706 CVE-2017-9951  +6 more Upstream summary: In memcached before 1.5.14, a NULL pointer dereference was found in the "lru […]

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How to Configure Docker with a Non-Root User on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker with a Non-Root User on Debian 10

Introduction Debian 10 Buster is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure docker with a non-root user on debian 10 on Buster leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Buster freeze. Follow each step […]

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SLES 15 — wicked — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — wicked — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2020:800-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18902 CVE-2019-18903 CVE-2020-7216 CVE-2020-7217 Upstream summary: A Use After Free vulnerability in wicked of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — tigervnc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-1497)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 March 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-1497 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15693 CVE-2019-15691 CVE-2019-15692 CVE-2019-15695 CVE-2019-15694 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ha — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ha — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 March 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ha — Directory traversals Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1198 Upstream summary: Alexander Cherepanov reports: Version 0.999b and older of ha archiver is susceptible to directory traversal vulnerabilities via absolute and relative paths. […]

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How to Install kubeadm and Set Up a Kubernetes Cluster on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install kubeadm and Set Up a Kubernetes Cluster on Debian 10

Introduction Debian 10 Buster is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install kubeadm and set up a kubernetes cluster on debian 10 on Buster leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Buster freeze. Follow […]

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