Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month 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-square208fedilinkarrow-up1699file-text
arrow-up1699external-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-21 month agomessage-square208fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLaggyKar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoHow would that bypass the firewall?
minus-squarer00ty@kbin.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month 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-up5·1 month 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-up2·1 month 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.