Backscattering-Based Security in Wireless Power Transfer Applied to Battery-Free BLE Sensors

The integration of security and energy efficiency in Internet of Things systems remains a critical challenge, particularly for battery-free and resource-constrained devices. This paper explores the scalability and protocol-agnostic nature of a backscattering-based security mechanism by integratin...

CVE-2024-26995 usb: typec: tcpm: Correct the PDO counting in pd_set

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: tcpm: Correct the PDO counting in pdset Off-by-one errors happen because nrsnkpdo and nrsrcpdo are incorrectly added one. The index of the loop is equal to the number of PDOs to be updated when leaving the loop and it...

No validation allows unauthorized voting power transfer by any user.

Lines of code Vulnerability details Impact There is no check that the msg.sender is allowed to delegate votes on behalf of the sources. Any user could call delegateMulti and transfer voting power from other addresses. There should be a require statement to ensure msg.sender owns the tokens they a...

Sony Is Working On Mobile-to-Mobile Wireless Charging Technology

So you are in a party with your friends, and your phone is running low on battery. Oops! The ideal solution is to charge your phone using a charger or a power bank, but not everyone carries power banks or chargers with them all the time, especially in a party. What if you can charge your phone...