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SLES 15 — libXtst6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libXtst6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 August 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2063 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in X.org libXtst 1.2.1 and earlier allows X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow via […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-reportlab — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-reportlab — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:0160-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17626 Upstream summary: ReportLab through 3.5.26 allows remote code execution because of toColor(eval(arg)) in colors.py, as demonstrated by a crafted XML document with '<span color="' […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — grub2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — grub2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-4869)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 August 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-4869 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14865 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-openssl — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 30 August 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenSSL — Padding oracle vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3513 CVE-2014-3566 CVE-2014-3567 CVE-2014-3568 CVE-2014-3569 CVE-2014-3570 CVE-2014-3571 CVE-2014-3572  +12 more Upstream summary: The OpenSSL project reports: 0-byte record padding oracle (CVE-2019-1559) (Moderate) If […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS apt update fails with NO_PUBKEY errors

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 29 August 2019 Affected versions: 16.04 16.04.7 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS DNS Resolution Intermittently Fails

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 29 August 2019 Affected versions: 18.04 LTS 📖 ~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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How to Install Netdata on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Netdata on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install netdata on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux distribution. This […]

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

How to Configure Micro-Partitioning 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 micro-partitioning on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM AIX […]

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