Solana argues that an attacker would nonetheless want the permission of the cellphone proprietor to achieve entry.
Solana has responded to claims by blockchain safety agency CertiK that there’s a safety menace to its Saga cellphone. In a Wednesday video post on X, CertiK alleged that the holders of the smartphone could also be uncovered to what’s referred to as a “bootloader vulnerability”. Based on the agency, this loophole might enable unhealthy actors to create some kind of backdoor entry to the cellphone.
In a bid to focus on its discovery, CertiK showcased, through a screenshot, what Saga’s display screen would appear like after a backdoor set up has been accomplished. The 1-minute video then concluded on the observe that hackers may have full entry to the holder’s telephones and any information that they may have saved therein. This consists of entry to their safely saved crypto. In a press release, CertiK wrote:
“We show that this could compromise probably the most delicate information saved on the cellphone, together with cryptocurrency personal keys.”
CertiK’s Report on Solana Saga Is Incorrect, Agency Counters
In the meantime, Solana has now reacted to the video, saying that CertiK’s claims are “inaccurate.” In its defence, the Saga cellphone maker says that the video doesn’t precisely present the vulnerability as one thing peculiar to the Saga gadget. At finest, it exhibits somebody unlocking the bootloader, in a manner that could possibly be finished with nearly any Android gadget, Solana famous.
Moreover, Solana argues that an attacker would nonetheless want the permission of the cellphone proprietor to achieve entry. Based on Steven Laver, lead software program engineer of cell at Solana Labs, unlocking the bootloader can solely happen on the behest of the proprietor. The corporate’s response reads:
“Unlocking the bootloader wipes the gadget, which customers are alerted about a number of instances when unlocking the bootloader, so it’s not a course of that may happen with out customers’ lively participation or consciousness.”
The Telephone
Solana released the Saga cellphone in April 2023 in a singular effort to merge Web3.0 with smartphones. Based on Laver, the cellphone was primarily designed to permit customers to have “self-custody of their property”. Nevertheless, it additionally introduced a extra comfy really feel to customers who might now take their property with them all over the place they went.
Initially, it had a price ticket of $1,099. Nevertheless, 4 months after the launch, Solana slashed the value by practically half to $599. However whereas that’s frequent apply within the shopper electronics enterprise, the value lower was extra due to a steep decline in gross sales.
To this point although, CertiK’s report has but to negatively impression SOL – the native token of the Solana community. As of publication, CoinMarketCap data even means that it’s up greater than 11% up to now 24 hours.
CertiK is but to reply to Solana’s counterclaims as of press time.
