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dgrigo
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Sep 10, 2018

dnsmasq vulnerability in orbi

Is this for real? The fix for DnsMasq software version 2.78, released in October 2017. Why is not yet on the firmware?   DnsMasq heap buffer overflow vulnerability Severity: High Referen...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 10, 2018

All perfectly corrrect. Have used search before posting? Discussed and explained with Orbi, Orbi Pro, Nighthawk, R6000 router, Cable Router, DSL router many times: Netgear is ignorant (mostly - the R9000 was one of the few which was updated in time, but the very same fix for a vulnerability created a new one, so we're back on square one for all Netgear routers.