Errata patches for TCP have been released for OpenBSD 7.1 and 7.2.

Binary updates for the amd64, i386 and arm64 platform are available via the syspatch utility. Source code patches can be found on the respective errata page:

- https://www.openbsd.org/errata71.html
- https://www.openbsd.org/errata72.html

#security #update #system

sshd random relinking at boot.

As with library order randomisation (libc.so/libcrypto/ld.so) at boot and kernel relinking at boot, boot time relinking of sshd(8) is now implemented in -current. Theo de Raadt committed the changes...

https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230119075627

#ssh #security

Initial support for guided disk encryption in the installer.

The OpenBSD installer now has basic support for configuring disk encryption during the regular installation process. Previously, disk encryption needed to be set up manually by dropping to the shell from the installer. Initial support, likely to be expanded upon, was committed by Klemens Nanni (kn@) on March 7, 2023...

https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20230308063109

#security #encryption #install

How To Set Up a Wireguard VPN Server with Unbound on OpenBSD.

Some months ago, I published an article on how to set up a Wireguard server with adblocking capabilities on GNU/Linux systems, focusing Debian and PiHole specifically. Recently I wanted to reproduce the same setup on an OpenBSD server(since the Wireguard protocol is available on *BSD systems as well) and, while PiHole is not currently available for *BSD systems, I managed to accomplish the same result using the DNS resolver unbound(8) and unbound-adblock to fetch updated blocklists every day. In this guide, I will show you how to achieve the same result...

https://marcocetica.com/posts/wireguard_openbsd/

#wirequard #vpn #security

Synthetic Memory Protections.

Theo de Raadt (derradt@) was scheduled to present at CanSecWest. That's now happened, and slides of Theo's presentation, Synthetic Memory Protections, can be found in the usual place. Video is available on the bird site.

#security #video

OpenBSD workstation hardening.

I wanted to share a list of hardening you can do on your OpenBSD workstation, and explaining the threat model of each change...

https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2023-12-31-hardened-openbsd-workstation.html

#security #system

Some OpenBSD features that aren't widely known.

In this blog post, you will learn about some OpenBSD features that can be useful, but not widespread. They often have a niche usage, but it's important to know they exist to prevent you from reinventing the wheel...

https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-02-20-rarely-known-openbsd-features.html

#system #security

Re: lcamtuf on the recent xz debacle

Just for clarity, does anyone know what "Unix-like operating systems" would be affected by this?

None. TLDR: The build process of the backdoor explicitly aborts on platforms other than Linux x86-64...

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=171227941117852&w=2

#security #xz