Very much looking forward to Ori Bernstein (ori@)'s #EuroBSDCon 2026 talk "GEFS: The File Shredder of the Future" ​

https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/NVMSCJ/

#OpenBSD

Got a large amount of qwx #wifi driver diffs off my chest and shoved them into the #OpenBSD CVS repository. Please let this driver be more stable now, i.e. finally leave me alone for a while and let me use my laptop to get important work done...

🐡 Connect FreeBSD to OpenBSD using WireGuard // TuM'Fatig

https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/connect-freebsd-to-openbsd-using-wireguard/

#freebsd #openbsd #bsd #wireguard

OpenBSD 7.8 // ELF // ERRATA 040

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 040_elf.patch
Description: Fix some info leaks, kernel crashes, and pinsyscall(8) / kbind(8) locking failures.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.8/common/040_elf.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.8 // SYSV // ERRATA 041

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 041_sysv.patch
Description: Fix numerous problems in the System V (sem, msg, ipc) system call layers.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.8/common/041_sysv.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.8 // NFS // ERRATA 042

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 042_nfs.patch
Description: Fix double-free, memory leaks, and vnode references in NFS server.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.8/common/042_nfs.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.8 // IPSEC // ERRATA 043

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 043_ipsec.patch
Description: Stricter IPsec and IPComp input validation prevents kernel crash.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.8/common/043_ipsec.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // IPSEC // ERRATA 007

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 007_ipsec.patch
Description: Stricter IPsec and IPComp input validation prevents kernel crash.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/007_ipsec.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // ELF // ERRATA 004

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 004_elf.patch
Description: Fix some info leaks, kernel crashes, and pinsyscall(8) / kbind(8) locking failures.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/004_elf.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // SYSV // ERRATA 005

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 005_sysv.patch
Description: Fix numerous problems in the System V (sem, msg, ipc) system call layers.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/005_sysv.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

OpenBSD 7.9 // NFS // ERRATA 006

Date: July 16, 2026
Name: 006_nfs.patch
Description: Fix double-free, memory leaks, and vnode references in NFS server.
Link: https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.9/common/006_nfs.patch.sig

#OpenBSD #Security #Update

g2k26 Hackathon Report: Job Snijders (job@) on rpki-client(8) progress https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260714094547 #openbsd #rpkiclient #pki #bgp #routing #security #hackathon #development #freesoftware #libresoftware

It may not like like it, but that is progress:

#openbsd #mnt_reform #rk3588

Downgraded my OpenBSD setup (both base and pkgs) back again... I wasn't able to update ungoogled_chromium in current anymore due to some unmet/looped dependencies, so I went back to the plain release and everything works again.

My best regards to all the folks in the BSD communities out there and everyone actively working on the BSD. All your work is very appreciated here on my end .🫶

#OpenBSD #FishLinux #BSD #unix

one of the nice things i see in the #bsd community especially here at bsd cafe, is how the community is helpful and often puts aside their fundamental differences (ie politics, religion, etc) for the greater good of the ecosystem.

we have people from all walks of life getting along (mostly) whereas its been my experience other ecosystems focus a bit too much on coc and gating as opposed to the technology.

this is not a stance of superiority but an observation that keeps me at the cozy table sipping cofe.

choose different. choose bsd.

#freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #community

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/07/13) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/valuable-news-2026-07-13/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

a great example of why you unveil on #OpenBSD is such a good thing:

https://infosec.place/objects/47f4e1fa-0fb1-4c29-ab5a-660e5a64f4cb

• #protectli vp2430 with #openbsd
• #projectaudio dac box s2+
• #tonefactory amp s
• #tonefactory speaker l
• #logitec pebble 2 combo
• #samsung frame tv
  

  Alt...

  line diagram of my media player setup: tv, openbsd server, dac, stereo amplifier, speakers, keyboard, mouse

current setup:

openbsd -- usb dac -- apm -- speakers
openbsd -- hdmi tv

Alt...

dac box s2+

then i discovered that openbsd doesn't support audio over hdmi and my openbsd server doesn't have analog audio output, obviously.

my tv had been connected to a stereo amplifier anyway, so my setup is actually even better now: a dedicated usb dac connected directly to the amplifier.

Upgraded "Tianve", my HP 250 G3 to OpenBSD -7.9-current.
All is well.

https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@Tionisla/116636336058010823

#OpenBSD #RunBSD #LXQt

Theo responds! ​

#OpenBSD

And my response ​

#OpenBSD

And his response to my response ​

#OpenBSD

We really appreciate the work done on on the TLS settings in relayd(8) and httpd(8).

It makes it even easier to get a tried and tested secure connection to your favorite OS and service!

"Both relayd(8) and httpd(8) now have the "secure" list of allowed crypto methods for HTTPS, which include TLSv1.3 and the TLSv1.2 AEAD cipher suites.

The previous list was "HIGH:!aNULL" which contain non-perfect-forward-security methods and this change may cause old clients to not be able to connect."

Source: https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260629165750

Hat Tip to @sizeofvoid and others!

#RUNBSD #OpenBSD

Alt...

Meme of "The Most Interesting Man in the World" is an advertising campaign for Dos Equis beer featuring actor Jonathan Goldsmith as a bearded, debonair older gentleman with voiceovers that were both humorous and outrageous. It has the text: I don't always tip, but when I do, it's my hat. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Interesting_Man_in_the_World

I am _this_ close to convert the remaining boxes from #FreeBSD to #OpenBSD , except for the backup running on ZFS

Amazing… just solved* a problem on my #OpenBSD desktop thanks to a tiny program posted to a mailing list back in 12002: https://marc.info/?l=netbsd-users&m=103719000328428&w=2

The layers of awesomeness here:
• the code is tiny enough to know it contains no nasties
• it compiles without any changes
• it still does the job it was programmed for
• it works around the problem I have today (xenodm crashes on resume)
• the author wrote it to work around the same problem
• 23½ years ago!

Is this the moment where I get annoyed enough with state and quirks of configuration management tools, and switch my #OpenBSD boxes to somewhat more hands-off #NixOS ? 🤔

#SysAdmin #HomeLab #SelfHosting

Pique adversial computing: we have silently switched out a part of the government email infra from US Big Tech to EU, #OpenBSD / #OpenSMTPD based infra.

How do you like us now Bezos? 😈

Some of our #OpenBSD anti-ROP #research ended up on lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/xclcel/final_return_for_openbsd_anti_return

#BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Linux #Unix #Illumos #compiler #compilers #GCC #LLVM #Clang

I finally published the CWM configuration I use on Slackware-current as a practical example of that approach.

The repository keeps CWM focused on window management, while sxhkd, small shell scripts, and shared .xinitrc components provide a portable desktop workflow that can be reused across different WMs.

Repository:
https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/cwm-config

Background:
https://r1w1s1.srht.site/posts/window-manager-agnostic-workflows/

#OpenBSD #Slackware #Linux #X11 #cwm #Unix

Trying to organize all my #OpenBSD guides/tutorials into a single place (mostly for my future self)

https://openbased.xyz/

(Also being served by my local HP T630 running OpenBSD as a bonus 😜)

✅ XFCE desktop environment with Wayland on #OpenBSD

Alt...

Screenshot of a XFCE desktop environment with Wayland on OpenBSD

Stupidly decided to make the homelab IPV6 only. Tried to do it one shot and yeah....that's why my instance was down for 2 days :D

But, all v6 now aaaand more stuff moved to #OpenBSD

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@BleepingComputer/116883360054214680

I guess if you run #OpenBSD on their hardware you are not affected 🤭

OpenBSD's pledge(2) and unveil(2) are developer-friendly, study finds https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260708055608 #openbsd #security #pledge #unveil #development #programming

I released a small Emacs major mode and Flymake backend for cwmrc(5), which is a popular window manager configuration format on OpenBSD
https://codeberg.org/gemmaro/cwmrc-mode
#Emacs #Flymake #cwm #OpenBSD