Microsoft to Azure Linux users: Patch this problem yourself
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft can`t help you if you don`t help yourself. What you need to know Recently exposed Azure Linux vulnerabilities leave users vulnerable to having their Azure environments infiltrated by attackers. These bugs, dubbed OMIGOD (a reference to the Open Management Infrastructure software agent), are found in OMI, which is installed on Virtual Machines (VMs) when a number of popular Azure services are enabled. While Microsoft has released a patched version of OMI, the responsibility of installing said update falls on the user. Azure Linux administrators, it`s time to get patching. In response to the recent OMIGOD vulnerabilities, Microsoft has released an updated version of OMI, but you`ll need to upgrade on your own (via BleepingComputer). Here`s the full scoop. OMIGOD vulnerabilities are named after OMI, an acronym that stands for the Open Management Infrastructure software agent. The OMIGOD vulnerabilities found in OMI have opened the door for RCE (Remote Code Execution) att...