Over Log4j? VMware has another critical flaw for you to patch

VMware customers have probably had a busy week because more than 100 of the IT giant's products are impacted by the Log4j bug. Now they need to make another urgent patching effort, because the virty giant has identified another critical flaw in its products that it rates as requiring urgent attention. Security advisory VMSA- …

[Roger Kynaston]

It is a viscous plot

Someone wants to punish us for enabling home working.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: It is a viscous plot

Your spellchecker got the best of you.

You obviously meant viscous pot which VMware stirs while problems bubble up.

[Bitsminer]

Re: It is a viscous plot

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn and cauldron bubble.

Second Witch:

Cool it with a baboon's blood,

Then the charm is firm and good.

I expect "baboon" is the 17th century translation for "code monkey".

[Anonymous Coward]

Risk

It’s bad but who exposes their console server to the internet?

[Phil Kingston]

Re: Risk

Threats from inside the network to the console are still threats.

[colin79666]

Re: Risk

True, although less exposed. That said VMware have updated the KB for the workaround - this affects the device services role as well and that IS usually public facing. Not good.