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How to Install Apache on CentOS Stream 9 — step-by-step CentOS Stream 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Apache on CentOS Stream 9

Introduction CentOS Stream 9 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying install apache on centos stream 9 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Install Apache on CentOS Stream 9, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the firewalld rules required for network-facing services. […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — xmlrpc-c-ss — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — xmlrpc-c-ss — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3560 CVE-2009-3720 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged xmlrpc-c-ss<1.06.38 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3560 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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How to Set Up FTP Server with vsftpd on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up FTP Server with vsftpd on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up FTP Server with vsftpd 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 […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — ircservices — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 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 ircservices<5.0.63 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: http://lists.ircservices.za.net/pipermail/ircservices/2007/005558.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 Install and Configure BIND9 DNS Server on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure BIND9 DNS Server on FreeBSD 14

Introduction Deploying install and configure bind9 dns server on freebsd 14 on a FreeBSD 14 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionview52 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionview52 — 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-2020-8167 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby{22,24,25,26,27}-actionview52<5.2.4.3 for vulnerability class 'cross-site-request-forgery'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8167 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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How to Configure ifconfig Networking on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure ifconfig Networking on FreeBSD 14

Introduction How to Configure ifconfig Networking on FreeBSD 14 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 14 server operator. FreeBSD 14 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet filtering, […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — php72-xmlrpc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — php72-xmlrpc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 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-2019-9020 CVE-2019-9024 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged php72-xmlrpc<7.2.14 for vulnerability class 'out-of-bounds-read'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9020 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 13 — rubygem-uri — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — rubygem-uri — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rubygem-uri — ReDoS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28755 Upstream summary: Dominic Couture reports: A ReDoS issue was discovered in the URI component. The URI parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific […]

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FreeBSD 14 — upnp — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — upnp — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: upnp — stack overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2012-5958 CVE-2012-5959 CVE-2012-5960 CVE-2012-5961 CVE-2012-5962 CVE-2012-5963 CVE-2012-5964 CVE-2012-5965  +4 more Upstream summary: Mitre reports: A stack overflow in pupnp 1.16.1 can cause the […]

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