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Ubuntu 14.04 — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6586-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12211 CVE-2019-12213 CVE-2020-21427 CVE-2020-21428 CVE-2020-22524 CVE-2016-5684 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — python-urllib3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — python-urllib3 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3990-2 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11236 Upstream summary: USN-3990-1 fixed a vulnerability in urllib3. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that urllib3 […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 Snap applications fail to launch

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 February 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 16.04 LTS high CPU usage by kworker threads

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 February 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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How to restore default repositories in Ubuntu? — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to restore default repositories in Ubuntu?

URL: https://www.progressiverobot.com/restore-default-repositories-in-ubuntu/ Getting errors while updating system repositories or installing new software? You may get errors because your /etc/apt/source.list file is corrupted which contains the repositories details. In this article, We will see how to restore the default repositories in Ubuntu. There are four standard repositories in Ubuntu: Main Universe Restricted Multiverse Restore default repositories […]

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How To Map User Location with GeoIP and ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Map User Location with GeoIP and ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana)

IP Geolocation, the process used to determine the physical location of an IP address, can be leveraged for a variety of purposes, such as content personalization and traffic analysis. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a visual geo-mapping of the IP addresses of your application’s users, by using a GeoIP database with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.

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Ubuntu 16.04 failed to fetch repository indexes

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 February 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 16.04 — httpcomponents-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — httpcomponents-client — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 2 February 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5239-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13956 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HttpClient mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. Table […]

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How To Install the Django Web Framework on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install the Django Web Framework on Ubuntu 14.04

Django is a full-featured Python web framework for developing dynamic websites and applications. Using Django, you can quickly create Python web applications and rely on the framework to do a good deal of the heavy lifting. In this guide, we will show you how to get Django…

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Ubuntu 16.04 cannot mount NTFS partition

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 1 February 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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