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CVE-2022-23005: Western Digital has identified a weakness in the UFS standard that could result in a security vulnerability. This vulnerability may exist in some systems where the Host boot ROM code implements the...
CVE-2022-23005 · published 3 years ago
Summary
Western Digital has identified a weakness in the UFS standard that could result in a security vulnerability. This vulnerability may exist in some systems where the Host boot ROM code implements the UFS Boot feature to boot from UFS compliant storage devices. The UFS Boot feature, as specified in the...
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| jedec | universal_flash_storage |
All versions
cpe:2.3:a:jedec:universal_flash_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
Western Digital has identified a weakness in the UFS standard that could result in a security vulnerability. This vulnerability may exist in some systems where the Host boot ROM code implements the...
Western Digital has identified a weakness in the UFS standard that could result in a security vulnerability. This vulnerability may exist in some systems where the Host boot ROM code implements the UFS Boot feature to boot from UFS compliant storage devices. The UFS Boot feature, as specified in the UFS standard, is provided by UFS devices to support platforms that need to download the system boot loader from external non-volatile storage locations. Several scenarios have been identified in which adversaries may disable the boot capability, or revert to an old boot loader code, if the host boot ROM code is improperly implemented. UFS Host Boot ROM implementers may be impacted by this vulnerability. UFS devices are only impacted when connected to a vulnerable UFS Host and are not independently impacted by this vulnerability. When present, the vulnerability is in the UFS Host implementation and is not a vulnerability in Western Digital UFS Devices. Western Digital has provided details of the vulnerability to the JEDEC standards body, multiple vendors of host processors, and software solutions providers.
References
- https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public... Exploit Technical Description Vendor Advisory
- https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-23001-host-boot-rom-... Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker partial control
Type
CWE-1224Improper Restriction of Write-Once Bit Fields
CWE-1233Security-Sensitive Hardware Controls with Missing Lock Bit Protection
CWE-1262Improper Access Control for Register Interface
CWE-662Improper Synchronization
Timeline
Published23 Jan 2023
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2022-23005 · NVD
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