Should we be worried ?

[Wishmaster1965]

Saw this on my news feed an wondered if we are protected from this being on merlin ?

I suspect its old news but not sure.

 

[Ripshod]

Saw this on my news feed an wondered if we are protected from this being on merlin ?

Old news, already patched by Asus.

 

[bennor]

Saw this on my news feed an wondered if we are protected from this being on merlin ?

I suspect its old news but not sure.

A slightly earlier post about this notice was made to the General Network Security subforum where a link to the STRIKE Security Scorecard report on the vulnerability was posted. Might as well repost what I posted there:

To save people the extra click. From the PDF:

Mitigation
All vulnerabilities in Operation WrtHug are known and ASUS has officially addressed and patched them. This aligns with our observation of the threat actor targeting outdated and EoL devices.

To further explore previous security advisories on the vulnerabilities leveraged in WrtHug, please view the ASUS product security advisory here or check how to make your devices more secure with the ASUS Support resource FAQ.