__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 16 April 2007 09:53 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Linonut ] on Sunday 15 April 2007 22:42 \__
>>
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, East belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>> Peter Judge, Techworld.com
>>>> Friday, April 13, 2007 01:00 PM PDT
>>>
>>> Can we have a link?
>>
>> The bug was fixed _before_ this became public. It's Madwifi, a wrapper to
>> Win32 binary blobs IIRC, which only comes to show why binary drivers are
>> unwanted.
>>
>
> Is this correct - this is really a Windows driver problem?
I'm watching a lot of discussions about it ATM. The reporters are being
slagged off for not understanding the context, not realising it's an old
(and already-patched) bug, and hyping things up in general.
--
~~ With kind regards
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