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RHEL 7 yum Metadata Expired and Mirror Timeout Errors

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2019 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~2 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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FreeBSD 12 — iourbanterror — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — iourbanterror — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: id Tech 3 — remote code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6903 Upstream summary: The content auto-download of id Tech 3 can be used to deliver maliciously crafted content, that triggers […]

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How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl 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: […]

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How to Configure DB2 HADR on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DB2 HADR 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 configure db2 hadr on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php-suhosin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php-suhosin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 October 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — open_basedir Race Condition Vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-5178 Upstream summary: Stefan Esser reports: PHP's open_basedir feature is meant to disallow scripts to access files outside a set of configured […]

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How to Set Up OpenMPI on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up OpenMPI 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 set up openmpi on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM […]

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How to Configure SSL/TLS with OpenSSL on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SSL/TLS with OpenSSL on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure SSL/TLS with OpenSSL on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for fine-grained […]

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SLES 15 — u2f-host — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — u2f-host — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:1340-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20340 Upstream summary: Yubico libu2f-host 1.1.6 contains unchecked buffers in devs.c, which could enable a malicious token to exploit a buffer overflow. An attacker could […]

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How to Set Up LVM Logical Volume Management on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up LVM Logical Volume Management on Debian 9

Introduction How to Set Up LVM Logical Volume Management on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — python36:3.6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — python36:3.6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-0984)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 October 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-0984 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-7548 CVE-2019-7164 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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