OpenWrt release 18.06.04

Prepared by distribution update OpenWRT 18.06.4., oriented for use in various network devices such as routers and access points. OpenWrt supports many different platforms and architectures and has a build system that allows you to easily and conveniently perform cross-compilation, including various components in the assembly, which makes it easy to create a ready-made firmware adapted to specific tasks or a disk image with the desired set of pre-installed packages.
Assemblies formed for 34 target platforms.

The release of OpenWrt 18.06.3 was skipped in favor of 18.06.4 due to a minor update to the Linux 4.14 kernel that fixes TCP connectivity issues that were added in the first iteration of fixes for the Linux SACK vulnerability. Main changes in OpenWrt 18.06.04:

  • Linux kernel updated to 4.9.184 / 4.14.131 (from 4.9.152 / 4.14.95 to 18.06.2)
  • Vulnerability fixes BAG for Linux kernel
  • Rectification vulnerabilities in hostapd associated with WPA3
  • Additional security fixes for Curl and the Linux kernel;
  • MT76 driver updates for MediaTek MT76x2e, MT7603, MT7628 and MT7688 WiFi chips;
  • Various fixes for network and system services.

Source: opennet.ru

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