vulnerability
Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices
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Summary
This article details seven vulnerabilities discovered in the FatFs filesystem library, commonly used in embedded devices like security cameras, drones, and industrial controllers. The vulnerabilities, ranging from integer overflows to file handling issues, could allow attackers to corrupt device memory and execute arbitrary code via malicious USB drives or firmware updates. The critical issue is the lack of a centralized maintainer and the difficulty for downstream vendors to patch these flaws, leaving a wide range of devices exposed.
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