It was a little over a year ago that the Heartbleed bug shocked the Internet with its potential for mischief. Now another flaw in open source code has sent network administrators into damage control mode. The bug, called “Venom” for “Virtualized Environment Neglected Operations Manipulation,” allows an intruder to jump out of a virtual machine and execute malicious code on its host. Virtual machines are widely used in data centers, so it has the potential to cause widespread mischief.
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Venom Less Toxic Than Heartbleed
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. May 20, 2015 10:16 AMIt was a little over a year ago that the Heartbleed bug shocked the Internet with its potential for mischief. Now another flaw in open source code has sent network administrators into damage control mode. The bug, called “Venom” for “Virtualized Environment Neglected Operations Manipulation,” allows an intruder to jump out of a virtual machine and execute malicious code on its host. Virtual machines are widely used in data centers, so it has the potential to cause widespread mischief.