Ars TechnicaJul 20, 2023

Millions of servers inside data centers imperiled by flaws in AMI BMC firmware

BMCs give near-total control over entire fleets of servers. What happens when they're hacked?

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/millions-of-servers-inside-data-centers-imperiled-by-flaws-in-ami-bmc-firmware/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status

BMCs give near-total control over entire fleets of servers. What happens when they're hacked?

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Show threadocdtrekkieJul 20, 2023
@arstechnica Not the point, but I wish any datacenter I'd ever worked in looked this cool. So much wasted floor space in the center though, you could park cars in there.
Show threadJustin Langley
@ocdtrekkie @arstechnica also, can you imagine trying to keep the floor that clean? It would be sullied by the scuff marks of so many trainers.
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Show threadocdtrekkieJul 20, 2023
@justinlangley @arstechnica The amount of water and cleaning solvents that would be needed this close to server equipment... it's the stuff of nightmares.
Show threadJustin LangleyJul 20, 2023
@ocdtrekkie @arstechnica *shudders*