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Arch Linux — pacman — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — pacman — multiple vulnerabilities (3 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-201910-13 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18183 CVE-2019-18182 CVE-2019-9686 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary command execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 5.1.3-1. Fixed in: 5.2.0-1. Group: AVG-1049. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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How to Use Makefile for Build Automation on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Makefile for Build Automation on RHEL 8

GNU Make is one of the oldest and most reliable build automation tools in software development, yet it remains deeply relevant in modern DevOps workflows. A Makefile acts as a self-documenting command runner that codifies every build, test, lint, and deploy action in a single file that any developer or CI system can invoke with […]

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Debian 10 – kernel or grub updates fail because /boot is full

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 February 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — file-roller — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — file-roller — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:0825-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11736 CVE-2020-36314 Upstream summary: fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.36.1 allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent […]

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

How to Configure Redis Sentinel on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Redis Sentinel 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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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2020-4658 — xss — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2020-4658 — xss — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 28 February 2020 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2020-4658, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2020-4658 NVD summary: IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0.0 through 6.0.3.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web […]

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How to Configure XFS File System on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure XFS File System on Debian 10

Introduction Debian 10 Buster is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure xfs file system 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 carefully and […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — graphite2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — graphite2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2016:0791-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1521 CVE-2017-5436 CVE-2018-7999 Upstream summary: The directrun function in directmachine.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-twisted — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-twisted — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-twisted — cookie and authorization headers are leaked when following cross-origin redirects Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12387 CVE-2019-9512 CVE-2019-9514 CVE-2019-9515 CVE-2020-10108 CVE-2020-10109 Upstream summary: Twisted developers report: Cookie and Authorization headers are […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php70-fileinfo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php70-fileinfo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: The PHP Group reports: Fileinfo: Fixed bug #71527 (Buffer over-write in finfo_open with malformed magic file). mbstring: Fixed bug #71906 (AddressSanitizer: negative-size-param (-1) in […]

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