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FreeBSD 14 — py39-notebook — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — py39-notebook — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: jupyter notebook — open redirect vulnerability Upstream summary: Jupyter reports: 6.1.5 is a security release, fixing one vulnerability: Fix open redirect vulnerability GHSA-c7vm-f5p4-8fqh (CVE to be assigned) Table of contents […]

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FreeBSD 14 — grub2-bhyve — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — grub2-bhyve — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: grub2-bhyve — multiple privilege escalations Upstream summary: Reno Robert reports: FreeBSD uses a two-process model for running a VM. For booting non-FreeBSD guests, a modified grub-emu is used (grub-bhyve). Grub-bhyve […]

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FreeBSD 14 — pngcheck — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — pngcheck — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pngcheck — Buffer-overrun vulnerability Upstream summary: The libpng project reports: pngcheck versions 3.0.0 and earlier have a pair of buffer-overrun bugs related to the sPLT and PPLT chunks (the latter […]

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FreeBSD 14 — mysql81-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — mysql81-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MySQL — Multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: Oracle reports: 36 new security patches for Oracle MySQL. 11 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over […]

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FreeBSD 14 — openjph — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — openjph — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenJPH < 0.24.5 — multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: Aous Naman reports several vulnerabilities fixed in OpenJPH versions up to 0.24.5 and credits Cary Phillips for reporting them from the OSS-fuzz […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache13-ssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache13-ssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: apache — heap overflow in mod_proxy Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0492 Upstream summary: A buffer overflow exists in mod_proxy which may allow an attacker to launch local DoS attacks and possibly execute […]

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FreeBSD 12 — xchat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — xchat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xchat remotely exploitable buffer overflow (Socks5) Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0409 Upstream summary: A straightforward stack buffer overflow exists in XChat's Socks5 proxy support. The XChat developers report that `tsifra' discovered this […]

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FreeBSD 12 — openssl-beta-overwrite-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — openssl-beta-overwrite-base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openssl — potential SSL 2.0 rollback Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2969 Upstream summary: Vulnerability: Such applications are affected if they use the option SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING. This option is implied by use of SSL_OP_ALL, […]

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