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How to Deploy a Spring Boot Application on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a Spring Boot Application on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Deploy a Spring Boot Application 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 […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2023-47704 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2023-47704 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 12 January 2024 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2023-47704, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2023-47704 NVD summary: IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 contains plain text hard-coded credentials or other secrets in source code repository. IBM X-Force ID: 271220. References: […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — qt5-qtsvg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — qt5-qtsvg — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2022:1920 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45930 CVE-2021-3481 CVE-2023-32573 Upstream summary: Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based language for describing two-dimensional vector graphics. Qt provides classes for rendering and displaying SVG drawings in widgets […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — postgresql91-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — postgresql91-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0255 CVE-2016-5423 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged postgresql91-server<9.1.5 for vulnerability class 'multiple-vulnerabilities'. Reference: http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 14 — zh-emacs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — zh-emacs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: emacs — movemail format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0100 Upstream summary: Max Vozeler discovered several format string vulnerabilities in the movemail utility of Emacs. They can be exploited when connecting […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — libass — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26682 CVE-2020-24994 CVE-2020-36430 CVE-2016-7969 CVE-2016-7970 CVE-2016-7972 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged libass<0.15.0 for vulnerability class 'integer-overflow'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26682 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Set Up ModSecurity WAF with Apache on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up ModSecurity WAF with Apache on FreeBSD 14

Introduction FreeBSD 14 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up set up modsecurity waf with apache on freebsd 14 on FreeBSD 14 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py311-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py311-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 12 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Borg (Backup) — flaw in cryptographic authentication scheme in Borg allowed an attacker to fake archives and indirectly cause backup data loss. Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36811 Upstream summary: Thomas Waldmann reports: […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — cross-h8300-elf-binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — cross-h8300-elf-binutils — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7300 CVE-2017-14333 CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-7299 CVE-2017-7301 CVE-2017-7302 CVE-2017-7303 CVE-2017-7304  +7 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged cross-h8300-elf-binutils<2.29 for vulnerability class 'heap-overflow'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7300 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ja-squirrelmail — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ja-squirrelmail — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 12 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: squirrelmail — random variable overwrite vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1036 CVE-2005-0075 CVE-2005-0103 CVE-2005-0104 CVE-2005-1769 CVE-2005-2095 CVE-2006-4019 Upstream summary: The SquirrelMail developers report: A logged in user could overwrite random variables in […]

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