Package Management

How to Back Up and Restore MySQL Databases on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Back Up and Restore MySQL Databases on FreeBSD 14

Introduction How to Back Up and Restore MySQL Databases 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 […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mupdf — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-6265 CVE-2016-6525 Upstream summary: Tobias Kortkamp reports: Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdf_load_mesh_params function in pdf/pdf-shade.c in MuPDF allows remote attackers to cause a […]

Read more
NetBSD 9.4 — png — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — png — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2002-0728 CVE-2011-3026 CVE-2011-3048 CVE-2014-9495 CVE-2015-0973 CVE-2019-7317 CVE-2015-8126 CVE-2015-8472  +12 more Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged png<1.2.4 for vulnerability class 'remote-user-shell'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0728 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

Read more
Debian 12 — lightdm-gtk-greeter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — lightdm-gtk-greeter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2014-0979 Upstream summary: The start_authentication function in lightdm-gtk-greeter.c in LightDM GTK+ Greeter before 1.7.1 does not properly handle the return value from the lightdm_greeter_get_authentication_user function, which allows local […]

Read more
FreeBSD 14 — drupal6-cck — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — drupal6-cck — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 November 2023 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: drupal6-cck — cross-site scripting Related CVEs: CVE-2009-1069 Upstream summary: Drupal CCK plugin developer reports: The Node reference and User reference sub-modules, which are part of the Content Construction Kit (CCK) […]

Read more
NetBSD 9.4 — php81-mysql — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — php81-mysql — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2022-31626 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged php81-mysql<8.1.7 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31626 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

Read more
Debian 11 — opensmtpd — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — opensmtpd — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-2125 CVE-2015-7687 CVE-2020-35679 CVE-2020-35680 CVE-2020-7247 CVE-2020-8793 CVE-2020-8794 CVE-2023-29323  +1 more Upstream summary: OpenSMTPD before 5.3.2 does not properly handle SSL sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a […]

Read more
How to Configure the pkg Package Manager on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the pkg Package Manager on FreeBSD 14

Introduction Deploying configure the pkg package manager 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 […]

Read more
Windows Server 2016 — KB5027225 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 — KB5027225 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5027225 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-29363 CVE-2023-32014 CVE-2023-32015 CVE-2023-29346 CVE-2023-29351 CVE-2023-29355 CVE-2023-29358 CVE-2023-29359  +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]

Read more
Debian 12 — ht — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — ht — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 23 November 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1545 CVE-2005-1546 CVE-2016-2226 CVE-2016-4487 CVE-2016-4488 CVE-2016-4489 CVE-2016-4490 CVE-2016-4492  +2 more Upstream summary: Integer overflow in the ELF parser in HT Editor before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to execute […]

Read more
CHAT