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Researchers discovered two vulnerabilities in Alaris Gateway Workstations that are used to deliver fluid medication. One of them is critical and an attacker could leverage it to take full control of the medical devices connecting to it.
A flaw in the firmware code of the device has been assigned the highest severity score, a perfect 10, so it can be exploited remotely and without authentication. The other issue received is less severe and affects the workstation's web-based management interface.
[...] Researchers at CyberMDX discovered that AGW's firmware can be replaced remotely with a custom version. An attacker sitting on the same network as the target system would be able "update and manipulate a CAB file, which stores files in an archived library and utilizes a proper format for Windows CE," say the researchers.
With this type of access, the adversary would be able to alter the dosage of the drug dispensed by certain models of infusion pumps connected to an AWG, which are common in hospital wards and intensive care units.
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by Gaaark on Tuesday June 18 2019, @11:19AM (19 children)
When Aristarchus stops posting, the site will be improved.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @02:16PM (18 children)
Nah, in case you haven't realized yet Ari is 100% correct. There is an alt-right (nazi lite, trollish bigots, angry white males, whatever term limits damage to the feefees) phenomenon occurring right now. Angry dudes mad at the world and buying into the "blame the libs" propagands which leads into a whole mess of prejudice.
Disgusting racism gets a pass because people think it is brilliant trolling (it isn't) or they think it is just "telling it like it is." Ari bitches a lot, but he is one of the more innocuous posters around here. Anyone upset by his observations would do well to consider why they are so easily disturbed by his ramblings.
Gaaark, care to weigh in more often on the racist shit posters?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by NotSanguine on Tuesday June 18 2019, @03:21PM
Sure, there are odious and hateful folks here. Which can be pretty disgusting. But that's the price you pay for valuing freedom of expression, IMHO.
But whinging and posting off-topic comments all over the site (as he did here) complaining about how his submissions aren't being accepted doesn't change that. It just cheapens the level of discourse even more.
What do *you* suggest we do to improve the level of discourse?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday June 18 2019, @03:37PM (16 children)
NotSanguine is right: Ari needs to post something OTHER than just alt-right.
If ALL I posted about was chicken feet, people would get real sick of me and start modding me down too.
Yes...alt-right is all-wrong, but SHEEEEEEEEEEEIT, is that all Ari knows? In ALL his hundreds of years of existence?
From his posts? Yes.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Tuesday June 18 2019, @03:47PM (7 children)
So if I have a hobby, I'm not allowed to submit articles about that hobby unless I'm also making a bunch of submissions about crap I don't care about? That's pretty fucking asinine. That would be a great rule to implement if you want a bunch of hastily written and poorly informed garbage submissions, otherwise I can't see it working too well....
So either SN has some truly awful editorial policies that ought to be scrapped immediately, or that whole line of argument is just irrelevant bullshit.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:06PM
The problem is that having a "hobby" of submitting irrelevant, sensationalized, political tabloid stories about the "alt-right" does not mean they should be accepted and posted on the front page. They can be posted in the user journals instead.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:08PM (1 child)
Porto-potties are great! Why do editors keep rejecting my porto-pottie submissions?
See? This is what the complaints are about. If ALL I talk about are porto-potties, whether in submissions or comments that are completely off-topic, people will get shit bored with me.
If I have a hobby and want to post non-stop about it, I would use my journal.
@Snow posts about his extra-marital(?) events IN HIS JOURNAL!
I have a hobbies and posted them in my journal.
My wife, the love of my life HAS lieukemia and we're STILL not sure where her body is taking her and I posted it IN MY JOURNAL!
Alt-right non-stop is like porto-potties non-stop: something that belongs in a JOURNAL.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:13PM
Yeah, but a journal isn't the front page, and Aristarchus needs to be front and center or he throws a temper-tantrum and shits all over every story that's not one of his.
The phrase "attention whore" comes to mind.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 3, Insightful) by NotSanguine on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:11PM (3 children)
I think everyone should submit articles about anything they want.
I don't think that's really the issue here.
Having a bunch of off-topic comments complaining that it's not an Aristarchus submission instead, on almost every story, reduces the signal-to-noise ratio and often derails what could be an interesting and informative discussion.
Take the comments on this story as an example. As I write this comment, 11 of the 15 comments are about Aristarchus and editorial decisions (when I'm done it will be 12 of 16), and only four comments actually address the subject of TFS/TFA.
I find that counter-productive and extremely annoying.
I'm sick to death of hearing about how Aristarchus' submissions are unfairly being passed over. As the submission guidelines say (paraphrasing), "grousing about declined submissions is off-topic."
Aristarchus has once again hijacked a perfectly good story to piss and moan about how we aren't paying enough attention to him. Maybe he should get a dog or something.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 4, Insightful) by urza9814 on Tuesday June 18 2019, @06:57PM (2 children)
That is an argument I can agree with, and if these posts get marked spam or offtopic or deleted entirely, that's fine by me. What pisses me off is when I see three or four different people each giving conflicting explanations for why subs don't get accepted -- and explanations that often apply to plenty of other subs that WERE accepted. It feels like there's no actual policy, or at least no policy to deal with whatever issue is perceived with the Ari subs, and people are just making shit up to defend whatever they feel like doing. And that fucking sucks...
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Tuesday June 18 2019, @07:08PM
The editors decide which submissions to accept, and which to decline.
They have the first and last say about it.
I'm guessing that if you asked, and were willing to put in the time and effort required to keep the stories coming, on your own time, with no compensation or reward other than keeping the queue stocked with stories, and take the abuse from folks who don't like your editorial decisions, you could be bad-mouthed by users too.
Sounds like a plum job, eh?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday June 19 2019, @12:21AM
Yah, let's see 500 articles in a row about alt-right: then let see how fast this place dies.
I don't like all submissions but I like seeing a variety of submissions. One or two GOOD alt-right articles from Ari? Fine.
500 shit alt-right submissions? Suck my dick, NO!
ALL he submits is the same boring shit with whining and complaining. He's become a joke.
How many times would YOU, if you were an editor, want to post a good, logical reason for rejecting shit after the 500th submission of said shit?
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 3, Insightful) by NotSanguine on Tuesday June 18 2019, @04:19PM (7 children)
Actually, I have no issue with Aristarchus posting and submitting whatever he wants.
My issue is with the constant off-topic hijacks of stories, which aren't generally anti alt-right rants, but general whinging about how his submissions aren't making it to the front page.
I'm perfectly fine with ranting (and even with nasty, racist trolling -- cf. EthanolFueled) as long as it's actually on topic, even if I vehemently disagree.
But having to wade through mountains of off-topic crap which amounts to "Look at me! You're not paying enough attention to me! Why aren't you talking about me?" from Aristarchus is annoying in the extreme.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 0, Troll) by aristarchus on Tuesday June 18 2019, @09:15PM (6 children)
I do try to keep away from hijacking stories. Dogwhistles are an exception, though. And is this case, what do you think would be here if we were not bitching about my bitching? Insightful discussion of fluid pumps? My objection is that the editorial choices very often just seem to not be of interest to Soylentils. (Some Eds do have hobbies?)
And as regards hijacking, uninteresting stories encourage it. Take for example the recent AMD's Lisa Su [soylentnews.org] story, where the comments descended into an in depth discussion of EF's bowel movements and McD's, and a further investigation of Runaway's misogyny. No comments would have been preferable. So everyone may blame me, if you wish. But please do not project your issues onto me, by assigning erroneous motives to my actions. I am only trying to make SoylentNews Great Again!
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Tuesday June 18 2019, @10:11PM (5 children)
Given that the medical story went up early in the morning US/Eastern time, it's not surprising that there weren't comments for a few hours.
But having to wade through the off-topic crap likely put people off. What's more, just because a story doesn't get many comments doesn't mean it's a bad story. It just means that folks aren't commenting on it.
Many of the more technical science stories are like that, since many don't have the background to discuss the math or technical stuff, but are still happy to read about it.
There's a difference between snark about an article and whinging about not enough people paying attention to you.
I'd also point out that in the story you referenced [soylentnews.org], talking about McDonalds *wasn't* offtopic, as (apparently, I didn't bother to read TFA) there were references to them in TFA, if not in TFS.
In any event, since I believe in freedom of expression, I won't advocate cutting off your fingers. At the same time, I'm glad your anon posting has been suspended, so you can no longer sock puppet yourself with anonymous comments.
You may think that going on about how unfairly you're being treated by the editors is frightfully witty and important, but I assure you, no one besides you thinks so.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by aristarchus on Tuesday June 18 2019, @10:34PM (4 children)
What makes you think my anon posting is suspended? You can't stop the signal, Mal, you can't stop the signal.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @10:48PM (1 child)
Get your story straight, idiot.
(Score: 1) by aristarchus on Tuesday June 18 2019, @10:57PM
Disabled, not suspended, AC! Get your vocabulary straight! No, back to medical devices running WinCE . . .
(Score: 3, Funny) by NotSanguine on Tuesday June 18 2019, @10:58PM (1 child)
Because you said so [soylentnews.org]:
Or was that just more hyperbolic bullshit?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @11:37PM
What did aristarchus say this time?