Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — storebackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — storebackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4508-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7040 Upstream summary: It was discovered that StoreBackup did not properly manage lock files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — pure-ftpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — pure-ftpd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4515-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-9274 Upstream summary: Antonio Norales discovered that Pure-FTPd incorrectly handled directory aliases. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2020-9274) Table of contents […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libpam-krb5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libpam-krb5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4314-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10595 Upstream summary: Russ Allbery discovered that pam-krb5 incorrectly handled some responses. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — freerdp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 16 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4382-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11042 CVE-2020-11045 CVE-2020-11046 CVE-2020-11048 CVE-2020-11049 CVE-2020-11058 CVE-2020-11521 CVE-2020-11522  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use […]

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¿Cómo Instalar y Proteger phpMyAdmin en Ubuntu 16.04? — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

¿Cómo Instalar y Proteger phpMyAdmin en Ubuntu 16.04?

Aunque muchos usuarios necesitan la funcionalidad de un sistema de gestión de bases de datos como MySQL, pueden no sentirse cómodos de interactuar con el sistema únicamente desde la consola de MySQL. PhpMyAdmin fue creado para que los usuarios puedan interactuar con…

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Common Problems 118626

Ubuntu 16.04 locale warnings cannot set LC_ALL

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 December 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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Common Problems 118520

Ubuntu 16.04 sudo unable to resolve host error

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 December 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 Add Swap Space on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Add Swap Space on Ubuntu 16.04

One of the easiest way of increasing the responsiveness of your server and guarding against out of memory errors in your applications is to add some swap space. In this guide, we will cover how to add a swap file to an Ubuntu 16.04 server. <$>[warning] [label…

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