Security Hardening

How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9

A reverse proxy sits in front of one or more backend application servers, forwarding client requests to them and returning their responses to the client. From the client’s perspective, the reverse proxy is the web server. This architecture provides centralized SSL termination, load balancing, caching, rate limiting, and DDoS mitigation without exposing backend application ports […]

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Oracle Linux 10 — libsoup3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 10

Oracle Linux 10 — libsoup3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-23139)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-23139 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-12105 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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How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on SLES 16 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on SLES 16

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on SLES 16 on SLES 16. SLES 16 (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 16 system is up to […]

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Oracle Linux 10 — valkey — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 10

Oracle Linux 10 — valkey — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-11401)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 10 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-11401 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-48367 CVE-2025-32023 CVE-2025-27151 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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How to Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt and Certbot on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt and Certbot on RHEL 9

Like Nginx, Apache can be secured with free SSL/TLS certificates from Let’s Encrypt using Certbot. The python3-certbot-apache plugin performs domain validation, obtains the certificate, and automatically updates your Apache virtual host configuration with the SSL directives, HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect, and modern cipher settings. This guide covers installing Certbot on RHEL 9, obtaining a certificate for your […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libwebsockets — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libwebsockets — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2025-11677 CVE-2025-11678 CVE-2025-11679 CVE-2025-11680 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libwebsockets<4.3.7 for vulnerability class 'use-after-free'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11677 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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How to Configure a Virtual Host in Nginx on SLES 16 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure a Virtual Host in Nginx on SLES 16

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure a Virtual Host in Nginx on SLES 16 on SLES 16. SLES 16 (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 16 system is up to […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — delve and golang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — delve and golang — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-21815)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-21815 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-58183 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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Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2025-13676)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-13676 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-8029 CVE-2025-8027 CVE-2025-8028 CVE-2025-8030 CVE-2025-8031 CVE-2025-8034 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How to Configure Network Interfaces with NetworkManager on SLES 16 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Interfaces with NetworkManager on SLES 16

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Network Interfaces with NetworkManager on SLES 16 on SLES 16. SLES 16 (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 16 system is up to date: […]

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