OpenBSD 7.9 // TCPSYN // ERRATA 052

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 052_tcpsyn.patch
Description: A race in TCP syn cache could crash the kernel remotely.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/052_tcpsyn.patch.sig

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OpenBSD 7.9 // TCPSACK // ERRATA 051

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 051_tcpsack.patch
Description: TCP SACK packets could crash the kernel remotely.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/051_tcpsack.patch.sig

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OpenBSD 7.9 // LIBCASR // ERRATA 050

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 050_libcasr.patch
Description: Fix a buffer overflow in the libc stub DNS resolver. Update the resolver code to the version in OpenBSD 8.0.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/050_libcasr.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // KBIND // ERRATA 049

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 049_kbind.patch
Description: Fix a local root exploit through a reference count race in the vnode pager that can be triggered with kbind(2).
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/049_kbind.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // LIBRESSL // ERRATA 048

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 048_libressl.patch
Description: Fix TLS interoperability with peers sending more than 32 signature algorithms.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/048_libressl.patch.sig

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OpenBSD 7.9 // SYSZLIB // ERRATA 047

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 047_syszlib.patch
Description: Fix out of bounds reads and writes as well as info leaks in zlib.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/047_syszlib.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // ZLIB // ERRATA 046

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 046_zlib.patch
Description: Fix out of bounds reads and writes as well as info leaks in zlib. CVE-2026-76844 CVE-2026-85091
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/046_zlib.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // XSERVER // ERRATA 045

Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 045_xserver.patch
Description: Multiple vulnerabilities in the X server Resources, Test, Xv extensions and EDID Display range parsing.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/045_xserver.patch.sig

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CPOD from 2022/05/03

Golda Meir, stateswoman, politician and the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, was born on this day in 1898.

Artist: Willem van de Poll; License: CC BY-SA 3.0; Credit Nationaal Archief Nummer toegang 2.24.14.02 Bestanddeelnummer 255-4314

See explanation at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golda_Meir_(1964).jpg

#wikimedia

AI usage generates a fragile codebase

Link: https://evanxmerz.com/post/ai-usage-generates-a-fragile-codebase/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50438318

Val Town is winding down

Link: https://blog.val.town/winding-down
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50443427

Scion is back and is going to sell a kei truck in America

Link: https://www.theautopian.com/scion-is-back-and-its-going-to-sell-a-freaking-kei-truck-in-america/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50445401

I deleted all my SSH keys

Link: https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2026-11-03-i-deleted-all-my-ssh-keys/
Comments: https://lobste.rs/s/sdtcvv

Weird licenses and the new open source

Link: https://dustri.org/b/weird-licenses-and-the-new-open-source.html
Comments: https://lobste.rs/s/kqjcnb

CPOD from 2022/10/20

Hudson Yards, a neighborhood and large real estate development in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The prominent buildings are, from left-to-right, 10, 30, 35, and 55 Hudson Yards.

Artist: Rhododendrites; License: CC BY-SA 4.0; Credit Own work

See explanation at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hudson_Yards_from_Hudson_Commons_(95131p).jpg

#wikimedia

#JimJordan is now trending across Mastodon

I saw your HN comment

Link: https://joshstrange.com/2026/11/09/i-saw-your-hn-comment/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50426582

Payments Canada announces launch of Canada's Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system

Link: https://www.payments.ca/canada-launches-real-time-rail-bringing-247-payment-infrastructure-national-economy
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50427362

Going back two years on Hacker News is like entering another, better universe

Link: https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2024-11-08
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50428724