Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 17 March 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7217-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5886 CVE-2018-11255 CVE-2018-12983 CVE-2018-20797 CVE-2018-5308 CVE-2018-8002 CVE-2019-10723 CVE-2020-18971  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer when getting the […]

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How To Install Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Jitsi Meet on Ubuntu 18.04

Jitsi Meet is an open-source video-conferencing application based on WebRTC. In this tutorial, you will install and configure a Jitsi Meet server on Ubuntu 18.04. The default configuration allows anyone to create a new conference room. This is not ideal for a server that is publicly available on the internet so you will also configure Jitsi Meet so that only registered users can create new conference rooms.

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Fail2ban Bans Legitimate Admin IPs

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 March 2020 Affected versions: 18.04 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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How To Set Up an OpenVPN Server on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up an OpenVPN Server on Ubuntu 18.04

OpenVPN is a full-featured, open-source Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN solution that accommodates a wide range of configurations. In this tutorial, you will set up an OpenVPN server on an Ubuntu 18.04 server and then configure access to it from Windows, OS X, iOS and/or Android devices. This tutorial will keep the installation and configuration steps as simple as possible for each of these setups.

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Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-github-docker-docker-credential-helpers — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 March 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4856-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1020014 Upstream summary: Jasiel Spelman discovered that docker-credential-helpers has a double free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly […]

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Cómo instalar y configurar VNC en Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Cómo instalar y configurar VNC en Ubuntu 18.04

Virtual Network Computing, o VNC, es un sistema de conexión que le permite usar su teclado y mouse para interactuar con un entorno de escritorio gráfico en un servidor remoto. Hace que administrar archivos, software y ajustes en un servidor remoto sea más fácil para los…

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – snapd refresh stuck and snap applications fail to update – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 March 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 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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