Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ldm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — ldm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4533-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1839431 Upstream summary: Veeti Veteläinen discovered that the LTSP Display Manager (ldm) incorrectly handled user logins from unsupported shells. A local attacker could possibly use this issue […]

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How To Use PostgreSQL with Your Ruby on Rails Application on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use PostgreSQL with Your Ruby on Rails Application on Ubuntu 20.04

A PostgreSQL database is a robust and flexible choice for your Ruby on Rails application. In this tutorial, you will set up a Ruby on Rails development environment connected to a PostgreSQL database on an Ubuntu 20.04 server. You will install and configure PostgreSQL, then test your setup by creating a Rails application that uses PostgreSQL as its database server.

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – PHP-FPM pool crashes under load with memory limit issues – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 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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Ubuntu 20.04 — jquery — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — jquery — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 4 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7246-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11022 CVE-2020-11023 Upstream summary: It was discovered that jQuery incorrectly handled parsing untrusted HTML. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Table […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — phpmyadmin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — phpmyadmin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4843-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9218 CVE-2016-6609 CVE-2016-6619 CVE-2016-6630 CVE-2016-9849 CVE-2016-9866 CVE-2017-18264 CVE-2017-1000014  +12 more Upstream summary: Javier Nieto and Andres Rojas discovered that phpMyAdmin incorrectly managed input in the form of […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5019-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-1093 CVE-2021-1094 CVE-2021-1095 CVE-2021-1076 CVE-2021-1077 CVE-2021-1052 CVE-2021-1053 Upstream summary: It was discovered that an assert() could be triggered in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. A local attacker could […]

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How To Harden OpenSSH on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Harden OpenSSH on Ubuntu 20.04

Linux servers are often administered remotely using SSH by connecting to an OpenSSH server, which is the default SSH server software used within Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, FreeBSD, and most other Linux/BSD-based systems. In this tutorial, you will harden your Ubuntu 20.04 OpenSSH server by using different configuration options to help ensure that remote access to your server is as secure as possible.

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Cómo configurar un firewall con UFW en Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Cómo configurar un firewall con UFW en Ubuntu 20.04

UFW, o Uncomplicated Firewall, es una interfaz de gestión de firewall simplificada que oculta la complejidad de las tecnologías de filtrado de paquetes de nivel inferior, como iptables y nftables. Si desea comenzar a proteger su red y no está seguro respecto de la…

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