🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 4 February 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: yamt — buffer overflow and directory traversal issues Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1302 CVE-2005-1846 CVE-2005-1847 Upstream summary: Stanislav Brabec discovered errors in yamt's path name handling that lead to buffer overflows and […]
In 2025–2026, securely transferring files to and from remote servers remains essential for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps teams. Legacy FTP is insecure and widely deprecated due to plain-text credentials and data. SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) — built into SSH — provides encrypted, reliable file transfers and is the modern standard replacement.
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2026:8096 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-40909 CVE-2023-47038 Upstream summary: Perl is a high-level programming language that is commonly used for system administration utilities and web programming. Security Fix(es): * perl: Perl threads have a […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 4 February 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libgadu — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0005 CVE-2004-0006 CVE-2004-0007 CVE-2004-0008 CVE-2004-0500 CVE-2004-0754 CVE-2004-0784 CVE-2004-0785 +12 more Upstream summary: Wojtek Kaniewski reports: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgadu, a library […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 4 February 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: c-ares — Use After Free Related CVEs: CVE-2007-3152 CVE-2007-3153 CVE-2024-25629 CVE-2025-62408 Upstream summary: https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-jq53-42q6-pqr5 reports: c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. Versions 1.32.3 through 1.34.5 terminate a query after maximum […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 4 February 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: fswiki — XSS vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1799 Upstream summary: JVN reports: FreeStyleWiki has XSS vulnerability. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]
In 2025-2026, understanding how to open a port on Linux is essential for running services like web servers, databases, or custom apps. Ports act as communication endpoints: well-known ports (0-1023) are reserved for standard services (e.g., SSH 22, HTTP 80, HTTPS 443), while higher ports (1024+) suit user-defined applications.
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 4 February 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: frr – BGP Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15865 CVE-2024-31950 CVE-2024-31951 CVE-2024-44070 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: An issue was discovered in FRRouting (FRR). bgp_attr_encap in bgpd/bgp_attr.c does not check the actual remaining stream […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 4 February 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-httpx — input validation vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-41945 Upstream summary: lebr0nli reports: Encode OSS httpx <=1.0.0.beta0 is affected by improper input validation in `httpx.URL`, `httpx.Client` and some functions using `httpx.URL.copy_with`. […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 4 February 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2023-2088 CVE-2024-1141 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in OpenStack due to an inconsistency between Cinder and Nova. This issue can be triggered intentionally or by accident. A […]
