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Netgear and ZyXEL confirm NetUSB flaw, are working on fixes
Networking device manufacturers ZyXEL Communications and Netgear have confirmed that some of their routers are affected by a recently disclosed vulnerability in a USB device-sharing service called NetUSB.ZyXEL will begin issuing firmware updates in June, while Netgear plans to start releasing patches in the third quarter of the year.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2015-3036, is located in a Linux kernel module called NetUSB that’s commonly used in routers and other embedded devices. The module is developed by a Taiwan-based company called KCodes Technology and allows routers to share USB devices with other computers via the Internet Protocol (IP).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here