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How To Install the Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install the Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 16.04

The Apache HTTP server is the most widely-used web server in the world. It provides with many powerful features including dynamically loadable modules, robust media support, and extensive integration with other popular software. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to install…

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Ubuntu 20.04 — highlight.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — highlight.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8276-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26237 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Highlight.js used plain JavaScript objects for internal language name lookups, making them susceptible to prototype pollution attacks. An attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — jbig2dec — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — jbig2dec — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5405-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9216 CVE-2020-12268 CVE-2016-9601 CVE-2017-7885 CVE-2017-7975 CVE-2017-7976 Upstream summary: It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when parsing invalid files. An attacker could use this issue to […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — c3p0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — c3p0 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5293-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5427 Upstream summary: Aaron Massey discovered that c3p0 could be made to crash when parsing certain input. An attacker able to modify the application's XML configuration file […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — xcftools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — xcftools — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5988-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5086 CVE-2019-5087 Upstream summary: It was discovered that integer overflows vulnerabilities existed in Xcftools. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) […]

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How To Create RAID Arrays with mdadm on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create RAID Arrays with mdadm on Ubuntu 16.04

Linux’s mdadm utility can be used to turn a group of underlying storage devices into different types of RAID arrays. This provides various advantages depending on which RAID level is used. This guide will cover how to set up devices in the most common RAID configurations: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10.

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How To Install and Use OTPW for Single-Use SSH Passwords on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use OTPW for Single-Use SSH Passwords on Ubuntu 14.04

SSH is a way of connecting to a remote server securely. It includes a number of mechanisms to perform this task in a safe way. However, the protocol assumes that the computer that you are connecting from is secure. In this guide, we will instruct you on how to set up one time passwords as an option for connecting to your server from an insecure location. We will do this by configuring the OTPW utility on an Ubuntu 14.04 machine.

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How To Install Mastodon on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Mastodon on Ubuntu 20.04

Mastodon is a microblogging social networking application that uses a decentralized model, also termed as a federation by its creators. Mastodon is open-source and can be deployed by anyone on any server, with each server being its own instance that can have its own policies and moderation. Within the federation, each Mastodon instance can be made aware of other instances. This allows interaction with other users both within an instance and with other instances.

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Ubuntu 16.04 — zoneminder — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — zoneminder — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 May 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5889-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-6777 CVE-2019-6990 CVE-2019-6991 CVE-2019-6992 CVE-2019-7325 CVE-2019-7326 CVE-2019-7327 CVE-2019-7328  +5 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that ZoneMinder was not properly sanitizing URL parameters for certain views. An […]

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