[suws-members] KiwiSDR security issue

[Cori Haws]

So we have a KiwiSDR software for the HF range on the Farnham SDR.
This is something Phil Crump will need to look into I believe.

From: suws-members-bounces at ecs.soton.ac.uk <suws-members-bounces at ecs.soton.ac.uk> On Behalf Of Denis Nicole
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 3:47 AM
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Subject: [suws-members] KiwiSDR security issue

Hi all,

Just a quick, but urgent, note. If any of you are running KiwiSDR, a serious security problem has just emerged:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/for-years-a-backdoor-in-popular-kiwisdr-product-gave-root-to-project-developer/ <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/for-years-a-backdoor-in-popular-kiwisdr-product-gave-root-to-project-developer/><https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fgadgets%2F2021%2F07%2Ffor-years-a-backdoor-in-popular-kiwisdr-product-gave-root-to-project-developer%2F%2520%253Chttps%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fgadgets%2F2021%2F07%2Ffor-years-a-backdoor-in-popular-kiwisdr-product-gave-root-to-project-developer%2F%253E&data=04%7C01%7Csuws-members%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Cfa9733bb15dd4c54307b08d94863d133%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637620415823877932%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Pg2edu%2B6kDd%2FzwU1GhOE2GmKoppVhjXdkMq5Ay0JIWQ%3D&reserved=0>

73
Denis M0CYJ
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