CVE-2025-38354

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/gpu: Fix crash when throttling GPU immediately during boot There is a small chance that the GPU is already hot during boot. In that case, the call to ofdevfreqcoolingregister will immediately try to apply devfreq cooling,...

CVE-2025-38093

CVE-2025-38093 affects the Linux kernel (arm64) for the dts: qcom: x1e80100 entry. The issue arises because the GPU does not throttle under high load, risking hitting the 120°C hardware shutdown. The fix configures GPU throttling to occur at 95°C with polling every 200ms. Impact in the data shows...

PT-2025-27637 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue concerns the Linux kernel on arm64 devices, specifically the qcom x1e80100, where the GPU does not automatically throttle its speed when reaching high temperatures, unlike th...

Linux kernel 安全漏洞

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel that stems from the lack of an automatic downclocking mechanism for GPUs, which could lead to hardware overheating and damag...

How to troubleshoot hardware problems that look like malware problems

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what exactly is going wrong with your computer. What do you do if you’ve run all the scans, checked all the files, and everything says the PC is malware free? Here’s a list of common problems that resemble cybersecurity issues, but could be caused by something...

Hacking a Power Supply

This hack targets the firmware on modern power supplies. Yes, power supplies are also computers. Normally, when a phone is connected to a power brick with support for fast charging, the phone and the power adapter communicate with each other to determine the proper amount of electricity that can ...

Emotet Malware Causes Physical Damage

Microsoft is reporting that an Emotet malware infection shut down a network by causing computers to overheat and then crash. The Emotet payload was delivered and executed on the systems of Fabrikam -- a fake name Microsoft gave the victim in their case study -- five days after the employee's user...

Pre-Installed Android App Impacts Millions with Slew of Malicious Activity

A pre-installed Android application on Alcatel smartphones has been found surreptitiously siphoning off geolocation data, email addresses and phone identification numbers and sending the data to a server in China. Analysts with Upstream’s Secure-D platform said that the app, Weather Forecast—Worl...

Decapping with Dave (chip decapping)

Thought I'd share my first attempt at chip decapping using the @LargeCardinal technique. I found using a gas soldering iron more flexible than a blowtorch. This is attempt number two, this time with an Atmel 328 MCU; this is almost a work of art. Blowtorch decapping try number 3. Firstly an STC M...

October, 2008: Sony's (other) battery recall

Just two years after its first recall, Sony found itself in hot water with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC for yet another batch of laptop batteries that were overheating. A separate issue than the one that prompted the massive 2006 recall, the 2008 incident affected around 100,0...

October, 2006: 9.6 million Sony batteries recalled after reports of overheating

This was just the first in what would prove to be a string of embarrassments to the Japanese firm over the manufacture of laptop batteries. It began with reports in both Japan and the U.S. about Sony-manufactured lithium ion batteries that were overheating and, in some cases, bursting into flames...