Anyone using WiFi on LInux?

General system Kernel & Hardware
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It would appear that there is a set of memory-related vulnerabilities in the kernel’s WiFi stack that can be exploited over the air via malicious packets.

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Ain’t it fixed already in recent Arch updates?

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Tell me more if you have any insight. I hadn’t. Otherwise I wouldn’t have posted it here.

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https://nitter.snopyta.org/kernellogger/status/1580514678840573954

CVE-2022-41674 (RCE)
CVE-2022-42719 (RCE)
CVE-2022-42720 (RCE)
CVE-2022-42721 (DoS)
CVE-2022-42722 (DoS)

Fixed for all Kernels:
https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2801
https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2802
https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2803
https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2800

So…You better update kids!

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That makes it definitely look better to be on the Arch side!

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That’s what’s nice about linux. They get fixes out faster than people can post about them :smiley:

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em wifi on linux for two years. So we need to update system? I do that mornig and now. Is that ok?

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Wifi is the only internet connection for me. Without it I wouldn’t be written this here…

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same. laptop only got wifi to connect network.

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I don’t really use open Wifi on Linux, maybe reliable Wifi, but lately mostly mobile internet.

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If your system is up to date - there is nothing to worry about, Arch have fixed those issues.

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