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FreeBSD jail, xen, and .pam_login_access security fixes released

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 03:48 AM PST

All supported versions of FreeBSD are affected by various security bugs that need to be applied ASAP. If the process is privileged, it may escape jail and gain full access to the FreeBSD system. Similarly, when using Xen, a malicious or buggy frontend driver may be able to cause resource leaks. Let us see what and how to fix these security vulnerabilities on FreeBSD.

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How to check boot path (partition) in Linux

Posted: 26 Feb 2021 02:57 AM PST

How to check memory utilization in Linux

Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:24 AM PST

How do I check memory utilization in Linux using command-line and GUI options?

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