Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-rsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — python-rsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4478-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13757 Upstream summary: USN-4478-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python-RSA. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. Original […]

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How To Troubleshoot Socket Errors in MySQL — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Troubleshoot Socket Errors in MySQL

MySQL manages connections to the database server through the use of a socket file, a special kind of file that facilitates communications between different processes. The MySQL server’s socket file is named mysqld.sock and on Ubuntu systems it’s usually stored in the /var/run/mysqld/…

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Ubuntu 18.04 — weechat — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — weechat — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5258-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14727 CVE-2020-8955 CVE-2020-9759 CVE-2020-9760 CVE-2021-40516 Upstream summary: Stuart Nevans Locke discovered that WeeChat's relay plugin insecurely handled malformed websocket frames. A remote attacker in control of a […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — plib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — plib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 24 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6353-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-38714 Upstream summary: Wooseok Kang discovered that PLIB did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted TGA […]

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Настройка брандмауэра с UFW в Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Настройка брандмауэра с UFW в Ubuntu 18.04

Предыдущая версия настоящего обучающего модуля составлена Хейзел Вирдо UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall или «простой брандмауэр») представляет собой интерфейс iptables, предназначенный для упрощения процесса настройки…

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Common Problems 118065

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – cron jobs do not run at scheduled times

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 18.04.6 📖 ~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 […]

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