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How to Manage Disk Encryption with LUKS and cryptsetup on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Disk Encryption with LUKS and cryptsetup on RHEL 7

How to Manage Disk Encryption with LUKS and cryptsetup on RHEL 7 Protecting sensitive data at rest is a fundamental security requirement for any enterprise system. Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) is the standard disk encryption specification on Linux, and cryptsetup is the command-line tool used to create and manage LUKS-encrypted volumes on RHEL 7. […]

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FreeBSD 12 — rubygem18-activemodel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — rubygem18-activemodel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Ruby Activemodel Gem — Circumvention of attr_protected Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0276 Upstream summary: Aaron Patterson reports: The attr_protected method allows developers to specify a blacklist of model attributes which users should […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.4.3-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — gdnsd 2.4.3-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13952 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships gdnsd 2.4.3-r0 which addresses CVE-2019-13952. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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SLES 15 — zoo — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — zoo — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2006:005 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0855 CVE-2007-1669 Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the fullpath function in misc.c for zoo 2.10 and earlier, as used in products such as Barracuda […]

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How to Set Up a CI/CD Pipeline with Tekton on Kubernetes on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a CI/CD Pipeline with Tekton on Kubernetes on RHEL 8

Tekton is a Kubernetes-native CI/CD framework that models each stage of a pipeline as a custom resource, making pipelines portable, reproducible, and version-controlled alongside application code. On RHEL 8 with a running Kubernetes cluster, Tekton integrates directly with kubectl and requires no separate CI server to manage. This tutorial covers installing the Tekton Pipelines CRDs, […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — wireshark-qt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 12 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wireshark — multiple security issues Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6241 CVE-2015-6242 CVE-2015-6243 CVE-2015-6244 CVE-2015-6245 CVE-2015-6246 CVE-2015-6247 CVE-2015-6248  +12 more Upstream summary: wireshark developers reports: wnpa-sec-2018-05. IEEE 802.11 dissector crash. (CVE-2018-7335) wnpa-sec-2018-06. Large […]

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

How to Configure iSCSI Storage on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure iSCSI Storage 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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How to Use AIX CDE Desktop on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use AIX CDE Desktop 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 use aix cde desktop on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ap24-mod_fcgid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ap24-mod_fcgid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 11 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mod_fcgid — possible heap buffer overwrite Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4365 Upstream summary: Apache Project reports: Fix possible heap buffer overwrite. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Configure collectd on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure collectd 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 configure collectd on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM AIX […]

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