[Control systems] Texas Instruments security advisory

Number: AV21-199
Date: 30 April 2021

On 29 April 2021 ICS-CERT published an ICS Advisory to highlight vulnerabilities in the following products:

  • SimpleLink MSP432E4 SDK – version 4.20.00.12 and prior
  • SimpleLink CC32XX SDK – version 4.30.00.06 and prior
  • SimpleLink CC13X0 SDK - versions prior to 4.10.03
  • SimpleLink CC13X2 SDK - versions prior to 4.40.00
  • SimpleLink CC26XX SDK - versions prior to 4.40.00
  • CC3200 SDK – version 1.5.0 and prior
  • CC3100 SDK - version v1.3.0 and prior

Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in memory corruption, allowing remote code execution and causing a denial-of-service condition.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web link, perform the suggested mitigations and apply the necessary updates when available.

ICS Advisory (ICSA-21-119-01)
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-119-01

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