Ubuntu 18.04

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — fastd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4718-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-27638 Upstream summary: It was discovered that fastd incorrectly handled certain packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table of […]

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How To Record and Share Terminal Sessions Using Terminalizer on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Record and Share Terminal Sessions Using Terminalizer on Ubuntu 18.04

Terminalizer is a terminal recorder application that allows you to record your terminal session in real-time, and then play it back at a later date. It works in the same way as a desktop screen recorder, but instead runs in your terminal. In this tutorial, you will install Terminalizer, use it to record and play back terminal sessions, customize your recordings, and then export them to share online.

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Common Problems 117988

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – systemd service enters crash loop after package update – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 15 December 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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How To Configure a Galera Cluster with MariaDB on Ubuntu 18.04 Servers — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure a Galera Cluster with MariaDB on Ubuntu 18.04 Servers

In this guide, you will configure an active-active MariaDB Galera cluster. For demonstration purposes, you will configure and test three Ubuntu 18.04 Droplets that will act as nodes in the cluster. MariaDB is an open source relational database system that is fully compatible with the popular MySQL RDBMS system. Galera is a database clustering solution that enables you to set up multi-master clusters using synchronous replication.

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Common Problems 118007

Ubuntu 18.04 High CPU from Runaway systemd Service

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 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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Ubuntu 18.04 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — libexif — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4624-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-0452 CVE-2020-0093 CVE-2020-0182 CVE-2020-0198 CVE-2020-13112 CVE-2020-13113 CVE-2020-13114 CVE-2018-20030  +4 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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