FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-ansible-base — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-ansible-base — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 October 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-2021-3583 CVE-2021-3620 Upstream summary: Red Hat reports: A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive information […]

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

How to Configure DNSSEC on FreeBSD 12

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure DNSSEC 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 separation. […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-fail2ban — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-fail2ban — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 October 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: fail2ban — possible RCE vulnerability in mailing action using mailutils Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32749 Upstream summary: Jakub Żoczek reports: Command mail from mailutils package used in mail actions like mail-whois can […]

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

How to Install Terraform on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Install Terraform 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 Deploy a Spring Boot Application on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a Spring Boot Application 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 deploy a spring boot application 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 […]

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How to Set Up NFS Server on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up NFS Server 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 set up nfs server 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — webkit2-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — webkit2-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: webkit2-gtk3 — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-13783 CVE-2017-13784 CVE-2017-13785 CVE-2017-13788 CVE-2017-13791 CVE-2017-13792 CVE-2017-13794 CVE-2017-13795  +12 more Upstream summary: The WebKitGTK project reports vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-30858: Processing maliciously crafted web content may […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mariadb103-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mariadb103-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MariaDB — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2020-15180 CVE-2020-2574 CVE-2021-46659 CVE-2021-46661 CVE-2021-46663 CVE-2021-46664 CVE-2021-46665 CVE-2021-46668  +12 more Upstream summary: The MariaDB project reports: MariaDB fixed 23 vulnerabilities across all supported versions […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — plexmediaserver-plexpass — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Plex Media Server — security vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2018-13415 CVE-2021-42835 Upstream summary: Plex Security Team reports: We have recently been made aware of a security vulnerability in Plex Media Server […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py37-salt — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py37-salt — multiple vulnerabilities (18 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 16 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: salt — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2018-15750 CVE-2018-15751 CVE-2019-17361 CVE-2020-11651 CVE-2020-11652 CVE-2020-16846 CVE-2020-17490 CVE-2020-25592  +10 more Upstream summary: SaltStack reports multiple security vulnerabilities in Salt CVE-2021-3197: The Salt-API.s SSH client […]

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