Security News

Critical OpenWrt Vulnerability Exposes Devices to Malicious Firmware Injection
2024-12-13 16:48

A security flaw has been disclosed in OpenWrt's Attended Sysupgrade (ASU) feature that, if successfully exploited, could have been abused to distribute malicious firmware packages. The...

OpenWrt Sysupgrade flaw let hackers push malicious firmware images
2024-12-09 22:33

A flaw in OpenWrt's Attended Sysupgrade feature used to build custom, on-demand firmware images could have allowed for the distribution of malicious firmware packages. [...]

OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare
2024-12-09 14:04

A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time OpenWrt users should upgrade their images to the same version to protect themselves from a possible supply chain attack reported to the open source...

TPM 2.0: The new standard for secure firmware
2024-12-09 07:38

Connected devices are better protected from cyberattacks and less likely to be compromised by errors thanks to the new TPM 2.0 specification from the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Manufacturers...

QNAP pulls buggy QTS firmware causing widespread NAS issues
2024-11-22 20:49

​QNAP has pulled a recently released firmware update after widespread customer reports that it's breaking connectivity and, in some cases, locking users out of their devices. [...]

Flipper Zero releases Firmware 1.0 after three years of development
2024-09-10 12:00

After three years of development, the Flipper Zero team has announced the release of the first major firmware version for the portable, customizable digital hacking device. [...]

Google says replacing C/C++ in firmware with Rust is easy
2024-09-06 21:44

Not so much when trying to convert coding veterans Google recently rewrote the firmware for protected virtual machines in its Android Virtualization Framework using the Rust programming language...

Damn Vulnerable UEFI: Simulate real-world firmware attacks
2024-09-02 04:30

Damn Vulnerable UEFI (DVUEFI) is an open-source exploitation toolkit and learning platform for unveiling and fixing UEFI firmware vulnerabilities. Simulate real-world firmware attacks DVUEFI was...

OpenWrt dominates, but vulnerabilities persist in OT/IoT router firmware
2024-08-07 06:14

The study uncovered that OT and IoT cellular routers and those used in small offices and homes contain outdated software components associated with known vulnerabilities. The research showed that widely used OT/IoT router firmware images have, on average, 20 exploitable n-day vulnerabilities affecting the kernel, leading to increasing security risks.

Firmware update hides Bluetooth fingerprints
2024-07-16 04:00

A smartphone's unique Bluetooth fingerprint could be used to track the device's user-until now. A team of researchers has developed a simple firmware update that can completely hide the Bluetooth fingerprint, eliminating the vulnerability.