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NetBSD 9.4 — py-ruamel-yaml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — py-ruamel-yaml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20478 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged py{27,36,37,38}-ruamel-yaml-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20478 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — mit-krb5-appl — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — mit-krb5-appl — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2011-4862 CVE-2019-25017 CVE-2019-25018 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged mit-krb5-appl<1.0.1nb1 for vulnerability class 'remote-system-access'. Reference: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-005.txt Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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How to Install Java (OpenJDK 21) on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Java (OpenJDK 21) on FreeBSD 14

Introduction FreeBSD 14 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install java (openjdk 21) on freebsd 14 on FreeBSD 14 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]

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Alpine Linux 3.18 — optipng — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.18

Alpine Linux 3.18 — optipng — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.18 / fixed in 0.7.8-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — optipng 0.7.8-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-43907 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.18 ships optipng 0.7.8-r0 which addresses CVE-2023-43907. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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openSUSE Leap 15.5 — squashfs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Leap 15.5

openSUSE Leap 15.5 — squashfs — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Leap 15.5 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:4424-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4645 CVE-2015-4646 CVE-2021-40153 CVE-2021-41072 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the read_fragment_table_4 function in unsquash-4.c in Squashfs and sasquatch allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — httpd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — httpd security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-8067)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-8067 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-26377 CVE-2022-28614 CVE-2022-30522 CVE-2022-23943 CVE-2022-30556 CVE-2022-22719 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — exim-exiscan-4.[0-2]* — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — exim-exiscan — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged exim-exiscan for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: http://www.guninski.com/exim1.html Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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How to Secure MySQL on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MySQL on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Secure MySQL on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for fine-grained privilege separation. […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-korfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-korfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — exploitable buffer overflow in (T)BCP in PS interpreter Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28879 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-jpnfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript7-jpnfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — exploitable buffer overflow in (T)BCP in PS interpreter Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28879 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential […]

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