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Ubuntu 16.04 — db5.3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — db5.3 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4004-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-8457 CVE-2017-10140 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Apache returns 503 due to PHP-FPM issues

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 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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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – significant time drift breaks auth and jobs – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 13 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 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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How To Set Up a Remote Desktop with X2Go on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up a Remote Desktop with X2Go on Ubuntu 18.04

X2Go provides a working “cloud desktop,” complete with all the advantages of an always-online, remotely-accessible, easily-scalable computing system with a very fast network. It is also more responsive and more secure than many VNC solutions. In this tutorial, you’ll use X2Go to create an XFCE desktop environment that you can access remotely. This “cloud desktop” will include the exact same utilities that you would obtain had you installed Ubuntu 20.04 and XFCE on your local machine.

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Настройка сервера OpenVPN в Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Настройка сервера OpenVPN в Ubuntu 18.04

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How To Host a File Sharing Server with Pydio on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Host a File Sharing Server with Pydio on Ubuntu 14.04

As adoption of the cloud increases, more and more data is being stored remotely. From music to pictures to personal documents, many people are uploading files onto servers they don’t manage. If you’d rather keep your files on a server you control, you can host your own Dropbox-like file sharing server using Pydio. In this article, we’ll stand up a straightforward Pydio installation that runs well even without powerful hardware.

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Ubuntu 16.04 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4038-3 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1834494 CVE-2016-3189 CVE-2019-12900 Upstream summary: USN-4038-1 fixed a vulnerability in bzip2. The update introduced a regression causing bzip2 to incorrect raises CRC errors for some files. We […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — patch — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4071-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13636 CVE-2019-13638 CVE-2016-10713 CVE-2018-1000156 CVE-2018-6951 CVE-2010-4651 CVE-2014-9637 CVE-2015-1196  +2 more Upstream summary: USN-4071-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Patch. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 11 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5259-3 Related CVEs: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5259-2 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1971895 CVE-2017-9525 CVE-2019-9704 CVE-2019-9705 CVE-2019-9706 Upstream summary: USN-5259-1 and USN-5259-2 fixed vulnerabilities in Cron. Unfortunately that update was incomplete and could introduce a regression. This update […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — walinuxagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — walinuxagent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 April 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3907-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0804 Upstream summary: It was discovered that WALinuxAgent created swap files with incorrect permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information from […]

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