FreeBSD 12

How to Install ClamAV on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ClamAV 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 clamav 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 — bacula-web — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — bacula-web — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Bacula-Web — Multiple Vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-26119 CVE-2021-26120 Upstream summary: Bacula-Web reports: Address Smarty CVE Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 11 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Privoxy — Multiple vulnerabilities (memory leak, XSS) Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0920 CVE-2013-4421 CVE-2013-4434 CVE-2016-3116 CVE-2016-7406 CVE-2016-7407 CVE-2016-7408 CVE-2016-7409  +6 more Upstream summary: Privoxy reports: cgi_error_no_template(): Encode the template name to prevent […]

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FreeBSD 12 — graylog — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — graylog — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: graylog — remote code execution in log4j from user-controlled log input Related CVEs: CVE-2021-44228 CVE-2021-45046 Upstream summary: Apache Software Foundation reports: It was found that the fix to address CVE-2021-44228 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py39-nicotine-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py39-nicotine-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 January 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-nicotine-plus — Denial of service vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45848 Upstream summary: ztauras reports: Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ starting with version 3.0.3 and prior to version 3.2.1 allows […]

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How to Harden Web Servers on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden Web Servers on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying harden web servers 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 the standard base […]

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FreeBSD 12 — lasso — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — lasso — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: lasso — signature checking failure Related CVEs: CVE-2021-28091 Upstream summary: entrouvert reports: When AuthnResponse messages are not signed (which is permitted by the specifiation), all assertion's signatures should be checked, […]

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How to Install Java (OpenJDK 21) on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Java (OpenJDK 21) on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install Java (OpenJDK 21) 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py36-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py36-ansible — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Ansible — Ansible user credentials disclosure in ansible-connection module Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10744 CVE-2021-3583 CVE-2021-3620 Upstream summary: Red Hat reports: A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive […]

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How to Install RabbitMQ on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install RabbitMQ on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install RabbitMQ 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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