Critical WiFi Bug Found on Linux Publication: TechWeb Date: Apr 13 2007 A researcher from France Telecom has discovered the first remotely exploitable 802.11 WiFi bug on a Linux machine. The kernel stack-overflow bug, which is in the open-source MadWiFi Linux kernel device driver, lets an attacker run malicious code remotely on an infected machine -- and the infected machine doesn't even have to be on a WiFi network to get "owned." Read comments Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles published by TechWeb Today's headlines Headlines for Apr 13, 2007   Comments Subject Posted by Date Critical bug, yes. "Linux"? Not so fast. Bob Robertson 14 Apr, 14:05 [ all comments ]
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