October Windows Server updates cause Hyper-V VM boot issues

October Windows Server updates cause Hyper-V VM boot issues

According to customer reports, this month’s Patch Tuesday updates are breaking virtual machines on Hyper-V hosts, causing them to no longer boot and display “failed to start” errors. According to complaints from Windows admins, the issue is triggered after installing KB5031361 and KB5031364 on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 systems. The following errors … Read more

Exploit released for critical VMware SSH auth bypass vulnerability

Exploit released for critical VMware SSH auth bypass vulnerability

Proof-of-concept exploit code has been released for a critical SSH authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware’s Aria Operations for Networks analysis tool (formerly known as vRealize Network Insight). The flaw (tracked as CVE-2023-34039) was found by security analysts at ProjectDiscovery Research and patched by VMware on Wednesday with the release of version 6.11. Successful exploitation enables … Read more