11/11/2026OpenBSD 7.9 // WSCONS // ERRATA 054
Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 054_wscons.patch
Description: A local user logged in on the glass console could write out of bounds to kernel memory and use this to gain root privileges.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/054_wscons.patch.sig
11/11/2026OpenBSD 7.9 // ND6DAD // ERRATA 053
Date: November 14, 2026
Name: 053_nd6dad.patch
Description: A race in IPv6 duplicate address detection could corrupt kernel memory.
Link: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/053_nd6dad.patch.sig
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
11/11/2026OpenBSD 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
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
#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