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How to Install Grafana on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Grafana on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Install Grafana 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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How to Configure Blacklistd on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Blacklistd on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure Blacklistd 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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NetBSD 9.4 — noweb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — noweb — vulnerability — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged noweb<2.9anb3 for vulnerability class 'insecure-temp-files'. Reference: http://secunia.com/advisories/18809/ Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — apachetop — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — apachetop — vulnerability — 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 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged apachetop<0.12.5nb1 for vulnerability class 'insecure-temp-files'. Reference: http://www.zataz.net/adviso/apachetop-09022005.txt Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary […]

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FreeBSD 14 — p5-Archive-Zip — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — p5-Archive-Zip — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p5-Archive-Zip — virus detection evasion Upstream summary: An AMaViS Security Announcement reports that a vulnerability exist in the Archive::Zip Perl module which may lead to bypass of malicious code in […]

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How to Configure HAProxy Load Balancer on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure HAProxy Load Balancer on FreeBSD 14

Introduction How to Configure HAProxy Load Balancer 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 […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript7-x — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript7-x — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — exploitable buffer overflow in (T)BCP in PS interpreter Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3228 CVE-2023-28879 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — pcmanfm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — pcmanfm — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 1.2.5-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — pcmanfm 1.2.5-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8934 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vv3.19 ships pcmanfm 1.2.5-r1 which addresses CVE-2017-8934. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Debian 12 — rpm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — rpm — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2096 CVE-2005-4889 CVE-2006-5466 CVE-2010-2059 CVE-2010-2197 CVE-2010-2198 CVE-2010-2199 CVE-2011-3378  +12 more Upstream summary: zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via […]

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