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Thursday, May 31,2007 @ 5:45pm

Xserve Lights-Out Management firmware update

Apple today issued an update to its Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware that offers functionality improvements alongside a security fix. Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware 1.0 remedies a security issue affecting Intel-based Xserve systems that could enable a remote user to gain admin privileges on the Xserve with IPMI configured in a particular manner. The fix addresses the issue by requiring a password for remote usage of IPMI.

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