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openSUSE Tumbleweed — pacemaker — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pacemaker — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2496 CVE-2018-16877 CVE-2020-25654 CVE-2015-1867 CVE-2016-7035 CVE-2016-7797 CVE-2019-3885 Upstream summary: stonith-ng in pacemaker and cluster-glue passed passwords as commandline parameters, making it possible for local attackers […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-5714)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5714 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12653 CVE-2020-12768 CVE-2020-12657 CVE-2020-12659 CVE-2020-12654 CVE-2020-12464 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 Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Perform a CIS Benchmark Audit on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying perform a cis benchmark audit on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nss and nspr security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nss and nspr security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-3572)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-3572 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25648 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 — newsboat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — newsboat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26235 Upstream summary: In Rust time crate from version 0.2.7 and before version 0.2.23, unix-like operating systems may segfault due to dereferencing a dangling pointer […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py38-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py38-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 January 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10744 CVE-2020-25635 CVE-2020-25636 CVE-2021-3532 CVE-2021-3583 CVE-2021-3620 Upstream summary: abeluck reports: A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as […]

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Alpine Linux edge — sqlite — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — sqlite — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 3.34.1-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — sqlite 3.34.1-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-20227 CVE-2020-13434 CVE-2020-13435 CVE-2020-11655 CVE-2019-19242 CVE-2019-19244 CVE-2019-5018 CVE-2019-8457  +1 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships sqlite 3.34.1-r0 which […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py311-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py311-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 January 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-flask-caching — remote code execution or local privilege escalation vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33026 Upstream summary: subnix reports: The Flask-Caching extension through 2.0.2 for Flask relies on Pickle for serialization, which […]

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How to Configure Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up configure persistent volumes in kubernetes on oracle linux 8 on a Oracle Linux 8 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Configure Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — firefox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4317)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4317 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15969 CVE-2020-15683 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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