在 2021-12-25星期六的 03:15 -0800,Jonathan Ryshpan写道:
> On a whim I opened up the:
> Legal Disclaimer Open Source Licenses
> in the management page for my fiber modem (ATT installed 2021/03/30)
> and discovered that the kernel is rather old:
> linux kernel - Version 3.4.11
> There are about 163 other open source components, probably most of
> similar ages.
>
> Is this a security problem?
Yes, for such a old device, the vendor may have stopped receiving
vulnerable reports or publishing updates. And you device is connected
to network, that make things worse.
Usually, a botnet is made up of those unmaintained but still running
device.
I happened to have read a article about a botnet build on hacked modems
in China,
https://blog.netlab.360.com/pink-en/ in this case, when
devices gets hacked, the only to "fix" is a replacement.
And try and get your FIber ISP to provide you with new gear. I cannot
replace it with my own. Must use what they provide...