FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mysql-connector-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mysql-connector-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MySQL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2020-2752 CVE-2020-2875 CVE-2020-2922 CVE-2020-2933 CVE-2020-2934 CVE-2021-22926 CVE-2021-22931 CVE-2021-22946  +12 more Upstream summary: Oracle reports: This Critical Patch Update contains 34 new security patches, plus […]

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FreeBSD 12 — libcaca — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libcaca — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libcaca — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-20545 CVE-2018-20546 CVE-2018-20547 CVE-2018-20548 CVE-2018-20549 CVE-2021-30498 CVE-2021-30499 CVE-2021-3410 Upstream summary: Sam Hocevar reports: Multiple memory leaks and invalid memory accesses: CVE-2018-20545: Illegal WRITE memory […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py36-salt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py36-salt — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 2 December 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: salt — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12791 CVE-2017-14695 CVE-2017-14696 CVE-2018-15750 CVE-2018-15751 CVE-2019-17361 CVE-2020-11651 CVE-2020-11652  +12 more Upstream summary: SaltStack reports multiple security vulnerabilities in Salt CVE-2021-3197: The Salt-API.s SSH client […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — pg_partman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 30 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PG Partition Manager — arbitrary code execution Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33204 Upstream summary: PG Partition Manager reports: In the pg_partman (aka PG Partition Manager) extension before 4.5.1 for PostgreSQL, arbitrary code […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Prosody XMPP server advisory 2026-04-29 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-0756 CVE-2016-1231 CVE-2016-1232 CVE-2021-32917 CVE-2021-32918 CVE-2021-32919 CVE-2021-32920 CVE-2021-32921  +6 more Upstream summary: The Prosody team reports: Traffic patterns were discovered which can cause […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py36-matrix-synapse — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py36-matrix-synapse — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 November 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-matrix-synapse — several vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5885 CVE-2020-26257 CVE-2020-26891 CVE-2021-29471 CVE-2021-39163 CVE-2021-39164 CVE-2021-41281 Upstream summary: Matrix developers report: This release patches one high severity issue affecting Synapse installations 1.47.0 and […]

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How to Set Up a FreeBSD Jail for Web Hosting on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a FreeBSD Jail for Web Hosting on FreeBSD 12 (ON-FREEBSD-12)

Introduction How to Set Up a FreeBSD Jail for Web Hosting 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 […]

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

How to Install containerd on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install containerd 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 Automate FreeBSD 12 Server Provisioning with Ansible — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Automate FreeBSD 12 Server Provisioning with Ansible

Introduction This guide explains how to Automate FreeBSD 12 Server Provisioning with Ansible on FreeBSD 12. 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 for fine-grained […]

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

How to Configure Network Bridging on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Network Bridging on FreeBSD 12 on FreeBSD 12. 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 for fine-grained privilege […]

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