Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoAll Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.msrc.microsoft.comexternal-linkmessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up1699arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkAll Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.msrc.microsoft.comHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square207fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLaggyKar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoHow would that bypass the firewall?
minus-squarer00ty@kbin.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·4 months agoHonestly, I think most fear of IPv6 is just borne out of ignorance and assigning their understanding of IPv4 onto IPv6 and making assumptions.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months ago assigning their understanding of IPv4 onto IPv6 and making assumptions. This is also what makes it more difficult to learn, unfortunately.
minus-squarer00ty@kbin.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s true. But there are not many differences. It’s just, the differences there are, are crucial to understanding it.
How would that bypass the firewall?
Honestly, I think most fear of IPv6 is just borne out of ignorance and assigning their understanding of IPv4 onto IPv6 and making assumptions.
This is also what makes it more difficult to learn, unfortunately.
That’s true. But there are not many differences. It’s just, the differences there are, are crucial to understanding it.