Serious vulns in Centrino wireless


Intel releases generic patches, urges users to seek specific fixes.

Several security flaws have been exposed in

Intel

‘s

Centrino

wireless technology, which could allow hackers to break into machines within wireless range, allowing remote code execution, privilege escalation and data disclosure.

While

Intel

has released its own catch-all patches, the company is urging users to check with their hardware suppliers for fixes more certain to work on given setups.

Read about the flaws at


vnunet


or


The Register


, and check


Intel

‘s statement

Posted on 04 August 2006 by

Virus Bulletin


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