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

FreeBSD 12 — rkhunter — 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: 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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FreeBSD 12 — w3m-m17n — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — w3m-m17n — 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: w3m — format string vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-6772 Upstream summary: An anonymous person reports: w3m-0.5.1 crashes when using the -dump or -backend options to open a HTTPS URL with a […]

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FreeBSD 15 — postgresql14-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — postgresql14-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PostgreSQL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2021-23214 CVE-2021-23222 CVE-2022-1552 CVE-2024-10976 CVE-2024-10978 CVE-2024-7348 CVE-2025-4207 CVE-2025-8713  +12 more Upstream summary: The PostgreSQL project reports: Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE allows an […]

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FreeBSD 15 — percona55-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — percona55-client — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: MySQL Client — Multiple vulerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-4792 CVE-2015-4802 CVE-2015-4807 CVE-2015-4815 CVE-2015-4826 CVE-2015-4830 CVE-2015-4836 CVE-2015-4858  +12 more Upstream summary: Oracle reports: This Critical Patch Update contains 45 new security patches […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — fwbuilder — 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: fwbuilder — security issue in temporary file handling Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4664 Upstream summary: Firewall Builder release notes reports: Vadim Kurland ([email protected]) reports: Fwbuilder and libfwbuilder 3.0.4 through to 3.0.6 generate […]

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FreeBSD 15 — postgresql16-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — postgresql16-server — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: PostgreSQL — Multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2024-10976 CVE-2024-10978 CVE-2024-7348 CVE-2025-4207 CVE-2025-8713 CVE-2025-8714 CVE-2025-8715 CVE-2026-2003  +12 more Upstream summary: The PostgreSQL project reports: Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE allows an […]

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FreeBSD 15 — bind9-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — bind9-devel — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: DNSSEC validators — denial-of-service/CPU exhaustion from KeyTrap and NSEC3 vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3193 CVE-2015-8000 CVE-2015-8461 CVE-2016-1285 CVE-2016-1286 CVE-2016-2088 CVE-2016-2775 CVE-2016-2776  +12 more Upstream summary: Simon Kelley reports: If DNSSEC validation […]

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FreeBSD 15 — sudo — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — sudo — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: sudo — privilege escalation vulnerability through host and chroot options Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1993 CVE-2005-2959 CVE-2009-0034 CVE-2010-0426 CVE-2010-1163 CVE-2010-1646 CVE-2010-2956 CVE-2011-0010  +12 more Upstream summary: Todd C. Miller reports, crediting Rich […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — lxr — 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: lxr — multiple XSS vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4497 Upstream summary: Dan Rosenberg reports: There are several cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in LXR. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute scripts […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — tinyproxy — 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: tinyproxy — ACL lists ineffective when range is configured Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1499 Upstream summary: When including a line to allow a network of IP addresses, the access to tinyproxy 56 […]

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