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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2023-50945 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2023-50945 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2023-50945, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2023-50945 NVD summary: IBM Common Licensing 9.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. References: www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7161947 Table of contents […]

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How to Configure MAC Policies on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure MAC Policies on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure MAC Policies 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 […]

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FreeBSD 14 — sl-openoffice-SL — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — sl-openoffice-SL — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading a […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — h8300-hms-binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — h8300-hms-binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8501 CVE-2014-8502 CVE-2014-8503 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged h8300-hms-binutils<2.25 for vulnerability class 'out-of-bounds-write'. Reference: http://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2014-8501/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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FreeBSD 14 — sogo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — sogo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: SOGo — SAML user authentication impersonation Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33054 Upstream summary: sogo.nu reports: SOGo was not validating the signatures of any SAML assertions it received. This means any actor with […]

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FreeBSD 14 — p5-DBI — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — p5-DBI — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-DBI — insecure temporary file creation vulnerability Related CVEs: CAN-2005-0077 Upstream summary: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña reports: The DBI library, the Perl5 database interface, creates a temporary PID file in an […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py310-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py310-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-psutil — double free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: ret2libc reports: psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — bzr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — bzr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14176 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged bzr<2.6.0nb1 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-command-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14176 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py39-ansible-base — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py39-ansible-base — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Ansible — Ansible user credentials disclosure in ansible-connection module Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3583 CVE-2021-3620 Upstream summary: Red Hat reports: A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive information […]

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How to Set Up a CI/CD Pipeline with Drone CI on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a CI/CD Pipeline with Drone CI on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up a CI/CD Pipeline with Drone CI 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 […]

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