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R6900: Security Issue found by Avast
I updated my Avast free antivirus to the current build and ran the Wi-Fi inspector. I had ran it recently and it found no problems. But now it reads: "Your router or Wi-Fi hotspot is vulnerable to n...
So with the just released firmware version 1.0.2.4, dnsmasq is finally updated to 2.78.
It only took one full year.
Hi Riley78,
We encourage users to report such vulnerability on the link below for proper channeling:
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/default.aspx
A new firmware is released for this model and fixes for security issues are included. Here's the release notes:
https://kb.netgear.com/000058221/R6900-Firmware-Version-1-0-1-46
Regards,
Blanca
Community Team
I am running that firmware and it does not update dnsmasq.
Hi Riley78,
I got a confirmation from Engineering team that R6900 is not affected by the vulnerability.
Regards,
Blanca
Community TeamSo with the just released firmware version 1.0.2.4, dnsmasq is finally updated to 2.78.
It only took one full year.