Rocky Linux

Rocky Linux 8 — mingw-zlib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Rocky Linux 8

Rocky Linux 8 — mingw-zlib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Rocky Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Rocky Linux RXSA RLSA-2022:7813 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-25032 Upstream summary: The zlib packages provide a general-purpose lossless data compression library that is used by many different programs. Security Fix(es): * zlib: A flaw found […]

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Rocky Linux 9 — pixman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Rocky Linux 9

Rocky Linux 9 — pixman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Rocky Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Rocky Linux RXSA RLSA-2023:7754 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-44638 Upstream summary: Pixman is a pixel manipulation library for the X Window System and Cairo. Security Fix(es): * pixman: Integer overflow in pixman_sample_floor_y leading to heap […]

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How To Install and Secure Redis on Rocky Linux 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Secure Redis on Rocky Linux 9

Redis is an open-source, in-memory key-value data store which excels at caching. Redis is a *non-relational* database known for its flexibility, performance, scalability, and wide language support. This tutorial covers a few settings that can boost the security of a standalone Redis installation on Rocky Linux 9.

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Initial Server Setup with Rocky Linux 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Initial Server Setup with Rocky Linux 9

When you first create a new Rocky Linux 9 server, there are a few configuration steps that you should take early on as part of the initial setup. This will increase the security and usability of your server and will give you a solid foundation to build on.

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How To Install Node.js on Rocky Linux 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Node.js on Rocky Linux 9

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime for server-side programming. It allows developers to create scalable backend functionality using JavaScript, a language many are already familiar with from browser-based web development.

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How To Protect an Nginx Server with Fail2Ban on Rocky Linux 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Protect an Nginx Server with Fail2Ban on Rocky Linux 9

In this guide, you will learn how to install `fail2ban` on a Rocky Linux 9 server and configure it to monitor your Nginx logs for intrusion attempts. Fail2ban can significantly mitigate brute force attacks by creating rules that automatically alter your firewall configuration to ban specific IPs after a certain number of unsuccessful login attempts. This will allow your server to harden itself against these access attempts without intervention from you.

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How To Keep Rocky Linux 9 Servers Updated — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Keep Rocky Linux 9 Servers Updated

the cloud provider makes it possible for you to run as many droplets as you need for a project with one click. However, it’s more straightforward to deploy a server than it is to maintain one, and as you scale up your infrastructure, and droplets end up having longer project lifespans than you originally envisioned, you may find that you have some unanswered questions about maintenance. There are many steps you can take to ensure your servers will continue to work securely without future intervention.

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