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SLES 15 — libdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 December 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2022:3135-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-2708 Upstream summary: Vulnerability in the Data Store component of Oracle Berkeley DB. Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.138, prior to 6.2.38 […]

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How to Perform a System Security Audit with auditd on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Perform a System Security Audit with auditd on RHEL 8

The Linux Audit system (auditd) provides a comprehensive security logging framework that records system calls, file accesses, and user actions at the kernel level. On RHEL 8, auditd is installed and enabled by default, making it a foundational component of any security compliance strategy. Whether meeting requirements for PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or internal policy, audit rules […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — GraalVM — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12673)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 December 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12673 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 […]

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Debian 9 — flatpak — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — flatpak — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 December 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9780 CVE-2019-8308 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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FreeBSD 12 — pecl-phar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pecl-phar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pecl-phar — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2094 Upstream summary: Entry for CVE-2010-2094 says: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the phar extension in PHP 5.3 before 5.3.2 allow context-dependent attackers […]

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FreeBSD 12 — sql-ledger — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — sql-ledger — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: sql-ledger — security bypass vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-4244 CVE-2006-4731 CVE-2006-5872 Upstream summary: Chris Travers reports: George Theall of Tenable Security notified the LedgerSMB core team today of an authentication bypass […]

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How to Configure Scale-Out File Server (SoFS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Scale-Out File Server (SoFS) on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Scale-Out File Server (SoFS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Server (SoFS) is a Failover Cluster role in Windows Server 2012 R2 that provides continuously available file shares using SMB 3.0. Unlike a traditional File Server Failover Cluster role — where one node actively serves files while others stand by — […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py23-django — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py23-django — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: django — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2008-2302 CVE-2009-3695 CVE-2010-3082 Upstream summary: The Django project reports: Please reference CVE/URL list for details Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7

How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7 FreeIPA is an integrated identity and authentication solution that combines LDAP (via 389 Directory Server), Kerberos, DNS, a certificate authority (Dogtag PKI), and a web-based management interface into a single coherent platform. It is Red Hat’s upstream open-source project that underpins Red Hat Identity Management (IdM), […]

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FreeBSD 12 — gcpio — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — gcpio — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: GNU cpio — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9112 CVE-2015-1197 CVE-2016-2037 CVE-2019-14866 Upstream summary: Sergey Poznyakoff reports: This stable release fixes several potential vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1197: cpio, when using the –no-absolute-filenames option, […]

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