The FreeBSD Foundation, in partnership with the Alpha-Omega Project, has released the results of an extensive security audit of two critical FreeBSD components: the bhyve hypervisor and the Capsicum sandboxing framework. The audit, conducted by the offensive security firm Synacktiv, provides insights into potential vulnerabilities and highlights the importance of proactive security measures in open-source software. The security audit, carried out in June and July 2024, aimed to identify vulnerabilities in these subsystems’ user-mode and … More →

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