Last updated on August 16, 2024 at 04:19 pm
N4L is aware that Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows servers are currently being impacted by a critical vulnerability. This vulnerability affects IPv6 and devices which have IPv6 enabled on them.The vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send out multiple IPv6 packets. These malicious packets sent to a Windows machine could allow remote code execution.
At the moment no N4L schools are impacted and we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
What to do
- Update to the latest version.
- Update version numbers and more details on how to do the updates are on the Microsoft website (see the More Information section below)
Mitigation
- Disabling IPv6 prevents the system from being affected.
- More information on how to mitigate the vulnerability is on the Microsoft website