OpenWrt 19.07.6 service release

[Philip Prindeville]

As an alternative to dnsmasq, master now has isc-dhcp (v4 only) and Bind integration, so that's getting close to the essential functionality that dnsmasq provides.

I stopped using dnsmasq about 8 years ago because it has several minor violations of the RFC's (which the Kelly's claim are convenient and therefore justified) but I believe create potential incompatibilities for specious reasons (yes, I'm a strict-interpretation-of-the-standards nazi).

If anyone is interested in having v6 support to DHCP+Bind integration, I can look at doing that as well.

Thanks,

-Philip


> On Jan 19, 2021, at 3:56 PM, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke at hauke-m.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the sixth service release of OpenWrt 19.07. It focuses on fixing several security issues.
> 
> Main changes from OpenWrt 19.07.5
> 
> Security fixes
> * Security Advisory 2021-01-19-1 - dnsmasq multiple vulnerabilities
>  (CVE-2020-25681, CVE-2020-25682, CVE-2020-25683, CVE-2020-25687,
>   CVE-2020-25684, CVE-2020-25685 and CVE-2020-25686)
> * openssl: NULL pointer deref in GENERAL_NAME_cmp function can lead to
>  a DOS attack. (CVE-2020-1971)
> 
> Note: security fixes for most packages can also be applied by upgrading only the affected packages on running devices, without the need for a full firmware upgrade. This can be done with opkg update; opkg upgrade the_package_name or through the LuCI web interface.
> 
> Nevertheless, we encourage all users to upgrade their devices to OpenWrt 19.07.6 or later versions whenever possible.
> 
> Major bug fixes
> * Fix iOS 14 tethering problem
> 
> Device support
> * Enable LED VCC for Asus RT-AC51U
> 
> LuCI web interface
> * luci-mod-system: properly handle SSH pubkeys with options (GH#4684)
> * luci-mod-network: properly handle wireless netdevs when creating
>  interfaces
> * Update translations from weblate
> 
> Core components
> * Update Linux kernel from 4.14.209 to 4.14.215
> * Update mac80211 and wifi drivers from 4.19.137-1 to 4.19.161-1
> * Update wireless-regdb from 2019.06.03 to 2020.11.20
> * Update mbedtls from 2.16.8 to 2.16.9
> * Update openssl from 1.1.1h to 1.1.1i
> 
> Full release notes and upgrade instructions are available at
> https://openwrt.org/releases/19.07/notes-19.07.6
> 
> In particular, make sure to read the regressions and known issues before upgrading:
> https://openwrt.org/releases/19.07/notes-19.07.6#regressions
> 
> For a very detailed list of all changes since 19.07.5, refer to
> https://openwrt.org/releases/19.07/changelog-19.07.6
> 
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> For latest information about the 19.07 series, refer to the wiki at:
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> 
> To download a OpenWrt 19.07.6 firmware image for your device, head to the Table of Hardware:
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> 
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> 
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