Security Hardening

Common Problems 121011

Systemd Journal Grows Unbounded

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 📖 ~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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Common Problems 114915

systemd Service Fails to Start on Boot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 September 2020 📖 ~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 Configure DNS Resolution on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DNS Resolution on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure DNS Resolution 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: zypper refresh […]

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How to Use GCC on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use GCC 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 use gcc on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM AIX […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — spamassassin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — spamassassin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4899-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1946 Upstream summary: Damian Lukowski discovered that SpamAssassin incorrectly handled certain CF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into using a specially- crafted CF […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-libs/zeromq — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-libs/zeromq — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202009-12 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15166 Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZeroMQ does not properly handle connecting peers before a handshake is completed. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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How to Install PHP 7.4 CLI on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install PHP 7.4 CLI on Debian 10

Introduction How to Install PHP 7.4 CLI on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster 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 Debian 10. […]

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Debian 10 — xerces-c — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — xerces-c — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 September 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1311 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libproxy1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libproxy1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — 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-2020:1676-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25219 CVE-2020-26154 CVE-2012-4504 Upstream summary: url::recvline in url.cpp in libproxy 0.4.x through 0.4.15 allows a remote HTTP server to trigger uncontrolled recursion via a response […]

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Common Problems 119120

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Postfix Queue Growth from DNSBL Timeout

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 September 2020 Affected versions: 14.04 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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