Oracle has just released their quarterly critical patch update. This will be installed on the department’s Oracle server this Sunday, July 23, beginning at 9pm PST. This downtime will affect the website https://iris.eecs.berkeley.edu and all related applications, including the EECS Network & Roster databases.
Power supply interrupted at 290 Soda Hall
Last night (Thursday, Jul 13, 2006) at approximately 10pm, there was a UPS failure in the 290 Soda Hall machine room. The UPS unexpectedly went into bypass mode and dropped power to all major services within EECS. Service was restored at approximately 10:30pm. A new circuit board is on backorder from the UPS vendor.
There is a possibility that some e-mail to the IMAP server was bounced.
HMMB outage from 8am to 9am on July 19, 2006
We plan to move the gig port connections for BID router on next Wed morning, July 19, 2006 for preparation of Core switch replacement. There
will be brief network outages from 8:00AM to 9:00AM.
This will affect users who use wired connection in the HMMB.
I regret any inconvenience this may cause. Please make your plans accordingly.
Upcoming Patches and Maintenance July 13, 2006
Microsoft will release their patches for the month on Tuesday, July 11, 2006.
HERMES, PRINT, RIS and WINSWW will be down for patching Thursday, July 13, 2006, from 3:00p?5:00p.
macserver.eecs.berkeley.edu, which hosts the Mac software warehouse, will be down for maintenance at this time as well.
Reduced IDSG services on Monday 3 July, 2006
Due to reduced staffing on Monday 3 July, 2006 some IDSG services will not be processed in the usual timely manner.
This will probably only affect new account creation and system activations/updates.
This, of course, will not affect genuine emergencies which will be handled as soon as possible.
Normal service will resume on Wednesday 5 July, 2006.
Thanks for your understanding,
IDSG Staff
Minor network outages on June 30 (Friday) at 8:30am, 2nd and 3rd floors of Cory
At 08:30 Friday morning there will be a minor outage on the 2nd and 3rd floors of Cory that will only effect a few users for a few minutes while we reset one of the I/O boards on two different switches.
I hope this doesn’t inconvenience anyone. If you are concerned for a partcular machine that may be running an extended process, then let me know the port number and I will check this out for you.
Brief Coeus Downtime, June 24th (Saturday)
Coeus will be briefly inaccessible on Saturday, June 24th between 11:00 PM and 12:00 AM (midnight). I am expecting the actual downtime to last only a few minutes. NFS users (typically, unix and Linux) should not need to do anything. CIFS users (typically, Windows and MacOS) will see files closed.
If the above schedule is a problem, please contact IDSG.
BWRC Brief network outages on June 20 (Tuesday) from 10:00AM-11:00AM
I will replace a new network hardware at BWRC on Tuesday June 20,2006. There will be brief network outages from 10:00AM to 11:00AM.
This will affect some users who use wired connection. But EECS/Airbears wireless network will still be functioning.
I regret any inconvenience this may cause. Please make your plans accordingly.
Calendar Server Downtime, Tuesday 21st/Wednesday 22nd
On Tuesday, June 20, the calendar service will be going down to run the
database fixer, at approximately 11pm. It should be back online by 5am
Wednesday morning. If this is a severe imposition, please contact me.
Thanks for your continued patience.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June 2006
******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June 2006 Issued: June 13, 2006 Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=68324 ********************************************************************
Summary: ======== This advisory contains information about all security updates released this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity.
Critical Security Bulletins ===========================
MS06-021 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (916281)
- Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-021 for information about these operating systems: - Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Windows 98
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-022 - Vulnerability in ART Image Rendering Could Allow Remote Code Execution (918439)
- Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with the Windows 2000 AOL Image Support Update
- Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-022 for information about these operating systems: - Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Windows 98
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-023 - Vulnerability in Microsoft JScript Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917344)
- Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-023 for information about these operating systems: - Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Windows 98
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-024 - Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917734)
- Affected Software: - Windows Media Player 10 - Windows Media Player 9 - Windows Media Player for XP - Windows Media Player 7.1
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-025 - Vulnerability in Routing and Remote Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911280)
- Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-026 - Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (918547)
- Affected Software: - Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Windows 98
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-027 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917336)
- Affected Software: - Word 2003 - Word Viewer 2003 - Word 2002 - Word 2000 - Works Suite 2006 - Works Suite 2005 - Works Suite 2004 - Works Suite 2003 - Works Suite 2002 - Works Suite 2001 - Works Suite 2000
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-028 - Vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (916768)
- Affected Software: - PowerPoint 2003 - PowerPoint 2002 - PowerPoint 2000 - PowerPoint 2004 for Mac - PowerPoint v.X for Mac
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
Important Security Bulletins ============================
MS06-029 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server Running Outlook Web Access Could Allow Script Injection (912442)
- Affected Software: - Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Exchange 2000 Server Pack 3 with the August 2004 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Update Rollup
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-030 - Vulnerability in Server Message Block Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (914389)
- Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Impact: Elevation of Privilege - Version Number: 1.0
MS06-032 - Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917953)
- Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0
Moderate Security Bulletin ==========================
MS06-031 - Vulnerability in RPC Mutual Authentication Could Allow Spoofing (917736)
- Affected Software: - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Impact: Spoofing - Version Number: 1.0