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All 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.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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If you have the August 13, 2024—KB5041580 update. You're good.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same, ain't nobody got time to memorize IPv6 addresses! Lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

There's just no need for it on small networks. Just another thing running that can go wrong (as it did here).

It also contributes to increased troubleshooting when networking is acting funny, because now you have 2 stacks to consider.