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How to Configure dnsmasq on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure dnsmasq on FreeBSD 14

Introduction How to Configure dnsmasq on FreeBSD 14 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 14 server operator. FreeBSD 14 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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FreeBSD 14 — zh-xemacs — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 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 — newt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — newt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged newt<0.52.11 for vulnerability class 'denial-of-service'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/36810/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py37-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py37-flask-caching — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-flask-caching — remote code execution or local privilege escalation vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-33026 Upstream summary: subnix reports: The Flask-Caching extension through 2.0.2 for Flask relies on Pickle for serialization, which […]

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Windows Server 2019 — KB5029567 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 — KB5029567 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5029567 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36873 CVE-2023-36899 Affected components: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Configure GlusterFS on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GlusterFS 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 configure glusterfs 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 any Linux distribution. This […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~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 — py39-OWSLib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py39-OWSLib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py39-OWSLib — arbitrary file read vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2023-27476 Upstream summary: Jorge Rosillo reports: OWSLib's XML parser (which supports both `lxml` and `xml.etree`) does not disable entity resolution for `lxml`, […]

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Oracle Linux 9 — kernel — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 9

Oracle Linux 9 — kernel — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-3723)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 January 2024 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-3723 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-2235 CVE-2023-2194 CVE-2023-2124 CVE-2023-28466 CVE-2023-2002 CVE-2023-32233 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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FreeBSD 14 — php70-soap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — php70-soap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 January 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php7 — multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: The PHP Group reports: Core: Fixed bug #71637 (Multiple Heap Overflow due to integer overflows in xml/filter_url/addcslashes). SOAP: Fixed bug #71610 (Type Confusion Vulnerability […]

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