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How to Set Up ZFS Send and Receive on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up ZFS Send and Receive on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up ZFS Send and Receive 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 […]

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

FreeBSD 14 — rkhunter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: rkhunter — insecure temporary file creation Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1270 Upstream summary: Gentoo reports: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen and Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team have reported that the check_update.sh […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionview51 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — ruby-actionview51 — 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 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8167 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged ruby{22,24,25,26,27}-actionview51-[0-9]* for vulnerability class 'cross-site-request-forgery'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8167 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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FreeBSD 14 — rsync — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — rsync — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ner/rsync — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0962 CVE-2004-0426 CVE-2004-0792 CVE-2007-4091 CVE-2011-1097 CVE-2016-9840 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2016-9842  +12 more Upstream summary: The rsync project reports: Six CVEs are fixed in this release. All […]

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Windows Server 2022 — KB5022840 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 — KB5022840 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5022840 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-21689 CVE-2023-21690 CVE-2023-21692 CVE-2023-21684 CVE-2023-21701 CVE-2023-21797 CVE-2023-21798 CVE-2023-21799  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]

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FreeBSD 14 — php55-xsl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — php55-xsl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6834 CVE-2015-6835 CVE-2015-6836 CVE-2015-6837 CVE-2015-6838 Upstream summary: PHP reports: Core: Fixed bug #70172 (Use After Free Vulnerability in unserialize()). Fixed bug #70219 (Use after […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — ntp — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2024-2396 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-26551 CVE-2023-26552 CVE-2023-26553 CVE-2023-26554 CVE-2023-26555 CVE-2013-5211 CVE-2020-11868 CVE-2020-13817  +12 more Upstream summary: mstolfp in libntp/mstolfp.c in NTP 4.2.8p15 has an out-of-bounds write in the cp mstolfp in […]

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FreeBSD 14 — py27-rsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py27-rsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 1 December 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-rsa — Bleichenbacher'06 signature forgery vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1494 Upstream summary: Filippo Valsorda reports: python-rsa is vulnerable to a straightforward variant of the Bleichenbacher'06 attack against RSA signature verification with […]

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Windows Server 2022 — KB5023696 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 — KB5023696 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5023696 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-21708 CVE-2023-23404 CVE-2023-23411 CVE-2023-23415 CVE-2023-23416 CVE-2023-1017 CVE-2023-1018 CVE-2023-23385  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Python Virtual Environments on FreeBSD 14

Introduction Deploying use python virtual environments 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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