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How to Install Redis on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Redis on FreeBSD 15

Introduction How to Install Redis on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 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, and […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mysql84-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mysql84-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MySQL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2025-14017 CVE-2025-15467 CVE-2026-21998 CVE-2026-22001 CVE-2026-22002 CVE-2026-22004 CVE-2026-22005 CVE-2026-22009  +12 more Upstream summary: Oracle reports: See linked CVE's for details. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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FreeBSD 15 — ntp-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — ntp-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ntp — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-9293 CVE-2014-9294 CVE-2014-9295 CVE-2014-9296 CVE-2015-1798 CVE-2015-1799 CVE-2015-5300 CVE-2015-7691  +12 more Upstream summary: nwtime.org reports: Three ntp vulnerabilities, Depending on configuration, may have little impact […]

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Windows Server 2016 — KB5087053 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5087053 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5087053 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2026-32177 CVE-2026-35433 Affected components: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2016 Microsoft summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate […]

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FreeBSD 15 — samba — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — samba — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: samba — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0082 CVE-2004-0600 CVE-2004-0686 CVE-2004-0807 CVE-2004-0808 CVE-2004-0815 CVE-2004-0882 CVE-2004-0930  +12 more Upstream summary: The Samba Team reports: CVE-2023-34967: Samba Spotlight mdssvc RPC Request Type Confusion […]

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Debian 13 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 13

Debian 13 — libreoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2026 Affected versions: Debian 13 (trixie) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2685 CVE-2011-2713 CVE-2012-1149 CVE-2012-2334 CVE-2012-2665 CVE-2012-4233 CVE-2012-5639 CVE-2013-2189  +12 more Upstream summary: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Lotus Word Pro import filter in LibreOffice before 3.3.3 allows remote […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — python-tornado — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — python-tornado — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2026-3214 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-31958 CVE-2025-67724 CVE-2025-67725 CVE-2025-67726 CVE-2026-35536 CVE-2025-47287 CVE-2023-28370 Upstream summary: Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library. In versions of Tornado prior to 6.5.5, the […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — avahi — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — avahi — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8269-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-24401 CVE-2026-34933 CVE-2025-68276 CVE-2025-68468 CVE-2025-68471 CVE-2023-38469 CVE-2023-38470 CVE-2023-38471  +6 more Upstream summary: It is discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled crafted input. A remote attacker could possibly use […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 — postgresql-16 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 — postgresql-16 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 July 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8294-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2026-6638 CVE-2026-6476 CVE-2026-6477 CVE-2026-6479 CVE-2026-6475 CVE-2026-6474 CVE-2026-6478 CVE-2026-6472  +12 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not correctly enforce authorization for CREATE TYPE. An attacker […]

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How to Configure syslog on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure syslog on FreeBSD 15

Introduction Deploying configure syslog on a FreeBSD 15 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 the standard base + ports approach so […]

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