Download Firmware OpenWrt 18.06.8

The eighth Service Release of OpenWrt version 18.06 has been released. OpenWrt is an alternative open source firmware for a large number various routers and embedded devices. By means of the opkg package management system there is the possibility to determine for yourself what the router can and cannot do. Also on GoT there are several people actively working on it, see this topic. Version 18.06 is the first stable release after the merger of the OpenWrt and Linux Embedded Development Environment projects. This update also brings the following collection of improvements:

Highlights In OpenWrt 18.06.8

The OpenWrt Community is proud to announce the eighth service release of the stable OpenWrt 18.06 series. OpenWrt 18.06.8 brings security fixes, as well as the usual device support fixes and core components update. The main highlights of this service release are:

• Security Advisory 2020-02-21-1 – ppp buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2020-8597)
• Linux kernel updated from 4.9.211 to 4.9.214 and from 4.14.167 to 4.14.171
• Services: fixed a libu box regression in 18.06.7 that caused umdns to stop working (FS#2833)
• Device support fixes for RB912UAG-5HPnD r2

For more details, please see the detailed Changelog.