Freezing of Infotainment Systems via Radio Signal

Freezing of Infotainment Systems via Radio Signal

February 26, 2022

A signal from a local NPR station bricked the infotainment systems of certain Mazda vehicles manufactured from 2014 to 2017. The signal turned out to be image files sent by the station on its HD radio stream, which the systems were unable to process.

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UN R155 References

  • 4.3.2 Threats to vehicles regarding their communication channels
  • 4.3.4 Threats to vehicles regarding unintended human actions facilitating a cyber attack
  • 4.3.6 Threats to vehicle data/code