16th
April
2007
Wi-Fi Bug Found in Linux
A major Linux Wi-Fi driver contains a bug that can allow an attacker to take control of a
laptop–even when it is not on a Wi-Fi network.There have not been many Linux Wi-Fi device drivers, and this is apparently the first remotely executable Wi-Fi bug.
It Affects :
It affects the widely used MadWi-Fi Linux kernel device driver for Atheros-based Wi-Fi chipsets, according to Laurent Butti, a researcher from France Telecom Orange.
Whats the threat ?
The kernel stack-overflow bug lets an attacker run malicious code, and can be used even if the machine is not actively on a Wi-Fi network .
Note : "You may be vulnerable if you do not manually patch your MadWi-Fi driver," said Butti.
via [ pcworld ]