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The most important thing in HPC this week? WordPress drama and Linux CUPS CVEs of course.
No, seriously. Imagine this: you’re using CUPS print queues to schedule HPC jobs, because what better way to manage supercomputing resources than by tricking the system into thinking every simulation is a print job?
But wait — your cluster runs WordPress for the UI. Naturally, the hosting feud between WP Engine and Automattic means your queue breaks every time a cease-and-desist gets issued. Jobs are stuck in the print queue, HPC downtime is at an all-time high, and all because you couldn’t decide on the right WordPress plugin.
Now, go patch that CUPS CVE before your compute nodes accidentally try to print your entire data lake.
Happy Friday everyone.
CUPS CVE Details: https://www.thestack.technology/critical-9-9-linux-bug-cups-your-ears-the-details-are-now-here/
