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How to Install Node.js on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Node.js on FreeBSD 14

Introduction Deploying install node.js on freebsd 14 on a FreeBSD 14 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 14 — fcron — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — fcron — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: fcron — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1030 CVE-2004-1031 CVE-2004-1032 CVE-2004-1033 Upstream summary: An iDEFENSE Security Advisory states: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Fcron. File contents disclosure Configuration Bypass Vulnerability […]

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FreeBSD 14 — libXdmcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — libXdmcp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libXdmcp — insufficient entropy generating session keys Related CVEs: CVE-2017-2625 Upstream summary: The freedesktop and x.org project reports: It was discovered that libXdmcp before 1.1.3 used weak entropy to generate […]

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FreeBSD 14 — php55-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — php55-odbc — multiple vulnerabilities (12 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 21 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8879 CVE-2016-5385 CVE-2016-5399 CVE-2016-6288 CVE-2016-6289 CVE-2016-6290 CVE-2016-6291 CVE-2016-6292  +4 more Upstream summary: PHP reports: Fixed bug #69975 (PHP segfaults when accessing nvarchar(max) defined columns) […]

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How to Configure MariaDB Galera Cluster on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure MariaDB Galera Cluster on FreeBSD 14

Introduction Deploying configure mariadb galera cluster on freebsd 14 on a FreeBSD 14 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 […]

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How to Set Up Amanda Backup on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Amanda Backup on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up Amanda Backup on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. 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 Samba on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Samba on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Samba on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. 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 14 — apache+mod_ssl+mod_snmp+mod_accel+mod_deflate+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — apache+mod_ssl+mod_snmp+mod_accel+mod_deflate+ipv — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 20 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: apache — Prevent chunk-size integer overflow on platforms where sizeof(int) < sizeof(long) Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2088 CVE-2005-3352 CVE-2006-3747 Upstream summary: Apache ChangeLog reports: Integer overflow in the ap_proxy_send_fb function in proxy/proxy_util.c […]

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FreeBSD 14 — kvirc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — kvirc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: kvirc — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2451 CVE-2010-2452 Upstream summary: Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the DCC functionality in KVIrc 3.4 and 4.0 have […]

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