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Google Tackles Chromecast Wi-Fi Blasting Bug

posted by martyb on Monday January 22 2018, @01:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the awake-from-sleep-and...-KA-BOOM! dept.

Fnord666 writes:

Google is rolling out a patch today which will fix a bug that slows down Wi-Fi networks connected to both Android and Chromecast built-in devices. According to a blog post, Google said a bug in its Cast software on Android phones may incorrectly send a large amount of network traffic, which can slow down or temporarily impact Wi-Fi networks.

[...] Google says it has identified the issue, and the fix will be issued via a Google Play service update. The company says users experiencing the problem should reboot their phones and check that their Wi-Fi router has been updated with the latest firmware.

Source: TheVerge

Also at: BBC and The Register.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2018, @09:45AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2018, @09:45AM (#626014)

    The bug is not in the routers, but in Google's "Cast" feature

    Wait, so the Chromecast is sending fully documented crash packets to the router? And these packets are authenticated?

    If not, it bloody well IS a bug in the routers.