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Brown University: Multiple services: Priority vulnerability patching - Please report problems

Oct 21, 2026, 13:59 UTC
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no update since October 21, 2026
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duration

Affected: Other

Current status of Brown University: Minor issues — live Brown University status

Timeline

  1. Oct 21, 2026, 13:59 UTC
    investigating
    Beginning at 10:00am, OIT will initiate large-scale patching of multiple systems and services to protect them against a widespread critical vulnerability. As a result of this patching, some services may have unexpected problems throughout the day. In addition, based on rapid decisions we may need to make to preserve security of Brown systems and data, some services may need to be protected by moving them to be reachable only from Brown networks including wired, wireless and VPN. If you notice any service not working as expected, please report it to the OIT Help Desk by calling 401-863-4357.
  2. Oct 21, 2026, 18:16 UTC
    investigating
    We have identified an issue with Jabber. OIT is implementing a patch; Users may experience an interruption in telecom connectivity.

Updates as published by Brown University (original).

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