A vulnerability (CVE-2020-7982) discovered in the package manager of the OpenWRT open source operating system could allow attackers to compromise the embedded and networking devices running it.
About OpenWRT
OpenWRT is an open source, Linux-based operating system that can be run of various types of networking devices (home routers, gateways, repeaters, access points, single board computers, etc.) instead of the software/firmware that vendors usually ship with them.
For example, it can be used on popular Asus, D-Link, Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear, TP-Link routers and other devices.
“Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWRT provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to cu ..
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