There is a new WiFi hole that needs patching and it seems many laptop users could be at risk . Using the exploit a malicious user within a few hundred feet can take control of someone else’s laptop. The problem is a flawed Broadcom device driver which has found its way into many different laptops and devices from companies like Linksys and Zonet.<\/p>\n
Paul Vixie, a ZERT (Zeroday Emergency Response Team) volunteer, said Microsoft’s Windows Update and Automatic Update patch deployment network could play a huge role in pushing fixes out to affected machines, but he said that process would likely be complicated and take some time.<\/p>\n
"Any way they try to address this is going to be a mess, and moving the fix to the user is going to be a lot like moving water with a fork," Vixie said. "This is dangerous because we know that people who like to do bad things are going to take advantage of this, that’s no longer an open question."<\/p>\n