Security Hardening

How to Use smit fastpath Shortcuts on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use smit fastpath Shortcuts 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 use smit fastpath shortcuts on ibm aix 7.2 on […]

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FreeBSD 12 — nettle — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — nettle — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nettle 3.7.2 — fix serious ECDSA signature verify bug Upstream summary: Niels Möller reports: I've prepared a new bug-fix release of Nettle, a low-level cryptographics library, to fix a serious […]

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How to Configure PHP-FPM with Nginx on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PHP-FPM with Nginx on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Configure PHP-FPM with Nginx on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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FreeBSD 12 — bftpd — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — bftpd — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: bftpd — Multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: Bftpd project reports: Bftpd is vulnerable to out of bounds memory access, file descriptor leak and a potential buffer overflow. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — evolution-ews — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — evolution-ews — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2020-1475 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3890 Upstream summary: It was discovered evolution-ews before 3.31.3 does not check the validity of SSL certificates. An attacker could abuse this flaw to get confidential information […]

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How to Configure Podman Compose on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Podman Compose on RHEL 7

How to Configure Podman Compose on RHEL 7 Podman Compose is a Python script that implements the Docker Compose file specification against the Podman container engine. It allows you to use your existing docker-compose.yml files with Podman, either with the rootless model for increased security or as root on systems where Docker is not installed. […]

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FreeBSD 12 — oops — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — oops — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 13 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: oops — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1121 Upstream summary: A RST/GHC Advisory reports that there is an format string vulnerability in oops. The vulnerability can be found in the […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — udisks — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — udisks — 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 SUSE-SR:2011:008 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2010-4661 CVE-2010-1149 CVE-2014-0004 Upstream summary: udisks before 1.0.3 allows a local user to load arbitrary Linux kernel modules. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Configure DRBD-Style Replication on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DRBD-Style Replication 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 drbd-style replication on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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How to Use IBM Cloud CLI with PowerVS on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use IBM Cloud CLI with PowerVS 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 use ibm cloud cli with powervs on ibm aix […]

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