[kwlug-disc] KRACK on WPA2

[Raymond Chen]

This must be the reason my Samsung Android phone sent me an system update
just now, which hadn't happened for a long time.
It still bothers me if someone can intercept my http traffic, like remote
control of Kodi...

On Oct 16, 2017 21:23, "Khalid Baheyeldin" <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> This is the most comprehensive list I have seen so far on
> what the status of fixes for various platforms.
>
> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/list-of-
> firmware-and-driver-updates-for-krack-wpa2-vulnerability/
>
> For Android, it quotes Google as saying Android 6.0 and higher is
> vulnerable and
> they are working on a fix.
>
> They don't mention Android 5.x though. Does that means it is not
> supported, or not vulnerable?
>
> On 10/16/17, Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I haven't read into it but apparently Android O is supposed to fix
> security
> > update failures.
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 7:07 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> >
> >> An hour after I read the news about KRACK, I got the Ubuntu
> >> security mailing list notification that a fix for wpa_supplicant
> >> is available. I installed it on the laptops that use WiFi.
> >>
> >> The concern here is for Android phones, as each vendor
> >> is responsible for their own version.
> >>
> >> Google introduced Google Play Services with KitKat for
> >> updating certain things. But not sure if it can reach
> >> that deep and update stuff like WiFi and such.
> >>
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