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Multiple Security Updates Affecting TCP/IP

by david_shaw on 2/10/21, 9:43 AM with 3 comments

  • by londons_explore on 2/10/21, 12:04 PM

    This is the perfect kind of bug...

    A single TCP packet can reboot the system. By next week, these packets will be arriving at every IPv4 address every few minutes.

    It will force updates to be installed, but not risk private user data in the meantime.

  • by alkz on 2/10/21, 12:24 PM

    winnuke 2.0!