Introduction How to Configure Static IP on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 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, […]
Introduction How to Install Node.js 20 on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 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, […]
Introduction FreeBSD 15 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up set up haproxy load balancer on FreeBSD 15 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 […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 21 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: grub2-bhyve — multiple privilege escalations Upstream summary: Reno Robert reports: FreeBSD uses a two-process model for running a VM. For booting non-FreeBSD guests, a modified grub-emu is used (grub-bhyve). Grub-bhyve […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 21 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: salt — multiple vulnerabilities in salt-master process Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1866 CVE-2016-3176 CVE-2017-12791 CVE-2017-14695 CVE-2017-14696 CVE-2018-15750 CVE-2018-15751 CVE-2019-17361 +2 more Upstream summary: F-Secure reports: CVE-2020-11651 – Authentication bypass vulnerabilities The ClearFuncs […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 21 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: postfix-policyd-weight — working directory symlink vulnerability Upstream summary: postfix-policyd-weight does not check for symlink for its working directory. If the working directory is not already setup by the super root, […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 21 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ppxp — local root exploit Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0392 Upstream summary: A Debian Advisory reports: Jens Steube discovered that ppxp, yet another PPP program, does not release root privileges when opening […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 21 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: SSH.COM SFTP server — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0705 Upstream summary: SSH Communications Security Corp reports a format string vulnerability in their SFTP server. This vulnerability could cause a […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 21 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rockdodger — buffer overflows Upstream summary: The environment variable HOME is copied without regard to buffer size, which can be used to gain elevated privilege if the binary is installed […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 21 July 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: postorius — XSS Related CVEs: CVE-2026-44742 Upstream summary: NIST reports: Postorius through 1.3.13 does not escape HTML in the message subject when rendering it in the Held messages pop-up, as […]
