Resolved : 11/3: Critical server maintenance affecting WCM apps

Emergency Maintenance

Description

ITS will be conducting emergency maintenance tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., to address a security vulnerability affecting Linux servers. As a result, multiple servers will be affected this evening as we ensure they are secured against malicious attacks.   

ITS may need to deploy additional patches in the coming days in response to the vulnerability. In this case, a communication will be sent.  

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 11:15pm
Alert Start: 
Nov 3, 2026 (3:13pm)
Alert End: 
Nov 3, 2026 (8:55pm)

How Will This Affect You?

All the systems are back up and services restored.

Multiple services will be unavailable as server patching is being completed. Affected services include, but are not limited to: 

  • emerse.weill.cornell.edu    
  • i2b2.weill.cornell.edu
  • OpenSpecimen (including development and test sites) 
  1.     openspecimen.weill.cornell.edu
  2.     openspecimen-dev.weill.cornell.edu
  3.     openspecimen-test.weill.cornell.edu
  • JupyterLab VertexAi Workbench
  • Data Core GPU nodes
  • cbioportalp-pathology.weill.cornell.edu
  • GitLab
  • here.weill.cornell.edu
  • vivo.weill.cornell.edu
  • histology.weill.cornell.edu
  • listserv.med.cornell.edu

Please complete and save any critical work in the aforementioned systems before 7 p.m. During the maintenance window, you may experience slow response, limited access, inability to connect, or no interruption. Every effort will be made to minimize the time when servers are being patched and, therefore, unavailable. 

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