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openSUSE Tumbleweed — bird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — bird — vulnerability — 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-2019:2178-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-16159 Upstream summary: BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 1.6.x through 1.6.7 and 2.x through 2.0.5 has a stack-based buffer overflow. The BGP daemon's support for RFC […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — firefox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-1696)

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 30 October 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-1696 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11708 CVE-2019-11707 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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RHEL 8 auditd Log Flood Filling /var and Disrupting Services

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 29 October 2019 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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How to Set Up a Flask Application on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Flask Application on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Set Up a Flask Application on SLES 15 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: […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — obs-service-refresh_patches — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — obs-service-refresh_patches — 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 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-12477 Upstream summary: A Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences vulnerability in Open Build Service allows remote attackers to cause deletion of directories by tricking obs-service-refresh_patches […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — linux-unace — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: unace — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0160 CVE-2005-0161 Upstream summary: Ulf Härnhammar reports: There are buffer overflows when extracting, testing or listing specially prepared ACE archives. There are directory traversal […]

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How to Configure SSH Key Authentication on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SSH Key Authentication on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure SSH Key Authentication on SLES 15 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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How to Use sar for System Activity Reporting on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use sar for System Activity Reporting 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 use sar for system activity reporting on ibm aix […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — mod_python — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mod_python — information leakage vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0973 CVE-2005-0088 Upstream summary: Mark J Cox reports: Graham Dumpleton discovered a flaw which can affect anyone using the publisher handle of the […]

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How to Install Docker Engine on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Docker Engine on RHEL 8

Docker is not available in RHEL 8’s default AppStream repositories, so installing it requires adding the official Docker CE repository from Docker’s own package server. Unlike earlier RHEL versions, RHEL 8 ships with Podman as its native container runtime, but Docker CE remains a popular choice for teams migrating existing workflows. This tutorial walks through […]

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