Description
Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad W541 laptops with BIOS 2.21, allow physically proximate attackers to bypass self-encrypting drive (SED) protection by attaching a second SATA connector to exposed pins, maintaining an alternate power source, and attaching the data cable to another machine, aka a "Hot Unplug Attack."
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-7200 | Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad W541 laptops with BIOS 2.21, allow physically proximate attackers to bypass self-encrypting drive (SED) protection by attaching a second SATA connector to exposed pins, maintaining an alternate power source, and attaching the data cable to another machine, aka a "Hot Unplug Attack." |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T07:43:46.098Z
Reserved: 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-7269
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-11-27T22:29:00.333
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2015-7269
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Weaknesses
EUVD