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Linux Wi-Fi Exploits: Five Security Issues Patching Soon

Calendar Oct 22, 2022 • User Avatar Brittany Day
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What appeared to be one simple Linux Wi-Fi networking security problem was soon revealed to be five different nasty Wi-Fi security problems. Fortunately, the patches are on their way.

You may recall that Linus Torvalds recently added support for Rust in the Linux kernel. One of the big reasons for adding Rust was to put an end to Linux code memory problems. 

It can't come soon enough. Recently, five serious Linux Wi-Fi security holes were uncovered.