FreeBSD 12

How to Configure Samba on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Samba on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Configure Samba on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 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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How to Install VictoriaMetrics on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install VictoriaMetrics on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up install victoriametrics on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 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 distribution. This […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-flac — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-flac — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: flac — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8962 CVE-2014-9028 Upstream summary: Erik de Castro Lopo reports: Google Security Team member, Michele Spagnuolo, recently found two potential problems in the FLAC code […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mutt-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mutt-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mutt — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2007-2683 Upstream summary: Securityfocus reports: Mutt is prone to a local buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before using […]

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How to Deploy a Ruby on Rails Application on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a Ruby on Rails Application on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying deploy a ruby on rails application on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 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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FreeBSD 12 — rubygem20-ruby_parser — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — rubygem20-ruby_parser — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rubygem-ruby_parser — insecure tmp file usage Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0162 Upstream summary: Michael Scherer reports: This is a relatively minor tmp file usage issue. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 12 — zabbix-agent — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zabbix-agent — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zabbix — php frontend multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: Secunia reports: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the ZABBIX PHP frontend, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-firefox-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-firefox-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2006-3113 CVE-2006-3677 CVE-2006-3801 CVE-2006-3802 CVE-2006-3803 CVE-2006-3804 CVE-2006-3805 CVE-2006-3806  +12 more Upstream summary: The Mozilla Project reports: MFSA 2011-12 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards MFSA 2011-13 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — postgresql10-server — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — postgresql10-server — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PostgreSQL Server — execute arbitrary SQL code as DBA user Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15098 CVE-2017-15099 CVE-2018-1052 CVE-2018-1053 CVE-2018-1058 CVE-2018-10915 CVE-2018-10925 CVE-2018-16850  +8 more Upstream summary: The PostgreSQL project reports: Confine additional […]

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FreeBSD 12 — gallery — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — gallery — multiple vulnerabilities (17 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 February 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gallery — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0522 CVE-2004-1106 CVE-2004-2124 CVE-2005-0219 CVE-2005-0220 CVE-2005-0221 CVE-2005-0222 CVE-2005-3251  +9 more Upstream summary: Red Hat Security Response Team reports: Gallery upstream has released 3.0.9 version, […]

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