Dear Users, Following a recent security compromise incident, we are implementing additional safeguards to protect our systems and data. Effective immediately, SSH key-based login to the systems will be disabled for all users. Moving forward, only password-based authentication will be permitted for SSH access. Impact for this Change You will no longer be able […]
Dear ASPIRE 2A+ users, Please be informed that the emergency kernel patching on ASPIRE 2A+ has been completed. You may access the system as per usual. Important Note – OpenMPI Users may encounter runtime errors when executing binaries, whether third-party or user-compiled, if they are launched using the system default OpenMPI. Affected users are advised to […]
Dear ASPIRE 2A+ users, Please be informed that the emergency kernel patching on ASPIRE 2A+ will be extended to 12 June 2026, 9.00 PM. Please contact our Helpdesk via the Service Desk Portal or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you. Warm regards, The NSCC Team
Dear ASPIRE 2A+ users, Please be informed that the emergency kernel patching on ASPIRE 2A+ will be extended to 12 June 2026, 6.00 PM. Please contact our Helpdesk via the Service Desk Portal or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you. Warm regards, The NSCC Team
Dear ASPIRE 2A+ users, We wish to inform you that an emergency kernel patching is currently being carried out on ASPIRE 2A+. Maintenance Details: Start: 11 June 2026 (Thursday), 3.30PM End: 12 June 2026 (Friday), 12.00PM Impact During the Maintenance Period: Users will not be able to access the ASPIRE 2A+ systems during the maintenance […]
Dear ASPIRE 2A+ users, We are pleased to announce that the scheduled system maintenance for ASPIRE 2A+ has been completed. You may proceed to use the systems as per usual. ACTION REQUIRED For VPN users, please be informed that the VPN security certificate for vpn1.nscc.sg has been renewed. As a result, some users may see a Check Point […]
Dear ASPIRE 2A users, This is to provide a progressive update on the ongoing on the system-wide verification and investigation regarding the cybersecurity incident affecting ASPIRE 2A. Our teams have been working diligently over the past days to ensure the safety, stability, and integrity of our system. Current Status: We have completed […]
Dear ASPIRE 2A users, Please be informed that we are conducting an investigation on a cybersecurity incident for ASPIRE 2A. Our team is working to ensure the integrity and safety of our system. Because this requires a methodical, system-wide verification process, we are currently unable to provide an exact restoration time. Impact […]
Dear NSCC Users, Red Hat published a security advisory (CVE-2026-46333, Red Hat Security Bulletin RHSB-2026-004) describing a local privilege-escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel. NSCC has applied Red Hat’s recommended mitigation on ASPIRE 2A on 17 May 2026. The same mitigation has also been applied to ASPIRE 2A+ as a precautionary measure, while we await […]
Dear NSCC users, We are pleased to announce that the activities has been completed. You may proceed to login to the ASPIRE 2A and 2A+ systems as per normal. Important Note for ASPIRE 2A Users: There will be temporary limitations to the MPI, debugger and profiler behavior after the CVE-2026-46333 mitigation. Please refer to our […]
