OpenWrt’s Firmware Fiasco: How a Glitch Opened the Door to Mischief!
A flaw in OpenWrt’s Attended Sysupgrade allowed potential distribution of malicious firmware. This critical issue, swiftly patched, stemmed from command injection and hash truncation flaws. Users should upgrade their firmware to avoid any risk, even though exploitation is unlikely. Stay safe and keep those routers in check!
Hot Take:
Oh, OpenWrt, you had one job: upgrade our routers without injecting a side of malicious code! It’s like asking for a firmware smoothie and getting a malware milkshake. Thank goodness for the quick fix, because no one wants to be the unwitting host of a cyber parasite party!
Key Points:
- OpenWrt’s Attended Sysupgrade feature was vulnerable to command injection and hash truncation flaws.
- The critical flaw (CVE-2024-54143) had a CVSS v4 score of 9.3, indicating its severity.
- Flaws were discovered by Flatt Security’s RyotaK during routine router maintenance.
- The vulnerabilities were swiftly patched by the OpenWrt team, with a turnaround time of just three hours.
- Users are advised to update their firmware to ensure they’re not running potentially compromised versions.
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