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When planning to deploy a chatbot or simple Retrieval-Augmentation-Generation (RAG) pipeline on VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA (PAIF-N) [1], you may have questions about sizing (capacity) and performance based on your existing GPU resources or potential future GPU acquisitions. For […]
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If you’ve ever run into an issue with VMware Cluster Services (aka vCLS), you’ll notice when there is an issue and the cluster is reporting as degraded or unhealthy, there’s a message […]
VMware has released an important security advisory, VMSA-2024-0019, detailing updates for VMware vCenter Server that address two significant vulnerabilities: a heap-overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-38812) and a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-38813). Both of these vulnerabilities could have severe implications if exploited, making it crucial for administrators to apply the necessary patches promptly.
Description: The first vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38812, is a heap-overflow vulnerability found in the vCenter Server’s implementation of the DCERPC protocol. This issue has been classified by VMware as Critical, with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8, indicating the potential for severe impact.
Known Attack Vectors: A malicious actor with network access to the vCenter Server can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution (RCE), allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vCenter Server with potentially full system privileges. This level of access could be used to disrupt services, exfiltrate sensitive data, or further compromise the virtual environment.
Description: The second vulnerability, CVE-2024-38813, is a privilege escalation flaw within the vCenter Server. VMware has rated this issue as Important, with a CVSSv3 base score of 7.5. While not as severe as the heap-overflow vulnerability, it still poses a significant risk.
Known Attack Vectors: An attacker with network access to the vCenter Server can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet. If successful, the attacker could escalate their privileges to root, gaining full administrative control over the vCenter Server. This level of access could enable the attacker to make unauthorized changes, access sensitive information, or disrupt the entire virtual infrastructure.
In the world of virtualization, VMware vCenter Server serves as a crucial component for managing your virtual environment. However, encountering an HTTP 500 Internal Server Error can be frustrating. This blog post will guide you through the steps to troubleshoot and resolve this error effectively.
In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, we catch up with William Lam from VMware by Broadcom to recap VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas. William breaks down exciting announcements, including advancements in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the introduction of the Private Cloud […]
Private AI: One Year Later with Chris Wolf
On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome Chris Wolf, Global Head of AI and Advanced Services, VMware Cloud Foundation Division, Broadcom to discuss Private AI and what has changed since the announcement last year.
First Look at VMware Cloud Foundation 9
The big news from last week at VMware Explore Las Vegas was the announcement of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9! For those that attended the VCF Division Keynote 3 Transformations for the Smarter Way to Cloud, you got to hear more about VCF 9 directly from both Krish Prasad (General Manager of VCF Division) and […]
The VMware NSX 4.x STIG is a guide for hardening and auditing VMware NSX 4.x for the US Department of Defense, which has been submitted and published to the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for evaluation as a Security Technical Implementation Guide, or STIG.
On-Demand session URLs for VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024
VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024 officially wraps up today! I thoroughly enjoyed the event and had fantastic conversations with customers, partners and colleague! The VMware Explore team has already been hard at work in getting all sessions published into the free on-demand catalog, which is available for or EVERYONE to watch, but also new this […]
