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How To Install and Configure Nextcloud on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure Nextcloud on Ubuntu 20.04

Nextcloud, a fork of ownCloud, is a file sharing server that permits you to store your personal content, like documents and pictures, in a centralized location, much like Dropbox. In this tutorial, we will install and configure a Nextcloud instance on an Ubuntu 20.04 server.

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

Ubuntu 20.04 — oddjob — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5169-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10737 Upstream summary: Matthias Gerstner discovered that there was a race condition in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package. An authenticated attacker could use this […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-oem-osp1 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — linux-oem-osp1 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4627-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8694 CVE-2020-12351 CVE-2020-12352 CVE-2020-24490 CVE-2020-16119 CVE-2020-16120 CVE-2020-14386 CVE-2020-12771  +12 more Upstream summary: Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Andreas Kogler, David Oswald, Catherine Easdon, Claudio Canella, and Daniel Gruss […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — ipmitool — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5997-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-5208 Upstream summary: It was discovered that IPMItool was not properly checking the data received from a remote LAN party. A remote attacker could possibly use this […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — mailman — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8067-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44227 CVE-2021-43331 CVE-2021-43332 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1949401 https://launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1949403 CVE-2021-42096 CVE-2021-42097 CVE-2020-15011  +7 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that Mailman incorrectly handled CSRF tokens. A remote list member or moderator […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS NTP Time Drift Breaks TLS and Authentication

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 📖 ~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 20.04 — gdm3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — gdm3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4614-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16125 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool when the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able to cause […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — dom4j — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — dom4j — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4619-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000632 CVE-2020-10683 Upstream summary: Mário Areias discovered that dom4j did not properly validate XML document elements. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted XML file to […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Samba share authentication keeps failing

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2021 Affected versions: 14.04 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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