Security Hardening

FreeBSD 14 — linux-c7-openssl-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — linux-c7-openssl-libs — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenSSL — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7055 CVE-2016-8610 CVE-2017-3730 CVE-2017-3731 CVE-2017-3732 Upstream summary: The OpenSSL project reports: Truncated packet could crash via OOB read (CVE-2017-3731) Bad (EC)DHE parameters cause a […]

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FreeBSD 13 — py35-rsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py35-rsa — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 15 — podman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — podman — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: podman — TLS connection used to pull VM images was not validated Related CVEs: CVE-2025-6032 Upstream summary: RedHat, Inc. reports: A flaw was found in Podman. The podman machine init […]

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FreeBSD 13 — librsync — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — librsync — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: librsync — collision vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8242 Upstream summary: Michael Samuel reports: librsync before 1.0.0 uses a truncated MD4 checksum to match blocks, which makes it easier for remote attackers […]

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FreeBSD 13 — evince-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — evince-lite — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: evince and atril — command injection vulnerability in CBT handler Related CVEs: CVE-2017-1000083 Upstream summary: GNOME reports: The comic book backend in evince 3.24.0 (and earlier) is vulnerable to a […]

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FreeBSD 15 — py312-wheel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — py312-wheel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wheel — CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Related CVEs: CVE-2026-24049 Upstream summary: https://github.com/pypa/wheel/security/advisories/GHSA-8rrh-rw8j-w5fx reports: wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python […]

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FreeBSD 13 — gsoap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — gsoap — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gsoap — remote code execution via via overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9765 Upstream summary: Senrio reports: Genivia gSOAP is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds […]

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FreeBSD 15 — zeek — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — zeek — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zeek — potential DoS vulnerability Upstream summary: Wojtulewicz of Corelight reports: A specially-crafted series of MIME headers sent via SMTP or HTTP could cause Zeek to use large amounts of […]

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