CVE-2024-49422
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.2 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 31, 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49422 is a newly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerability affecting bootloaders prior to SMR's Oct-2024 Release 1. This issue involves a protection mechanism failure that permits physical attackers to manipulate the lockscreen failure count by inducing hardware faults. Access to the device's hardware is necessary for an adversary to exploit this vulnerability. The user must perform some action to trigger the attack, adding a layer of complexity for potential exploitation.
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