A Software Vulnerability in AMD’s Chip Compromises Tesla’s Paid Features

There is an AMD-based infotainment system vulnerability that can be exploited by researchers from the Technical University of Berlin to unlock restricted vehicle features, according to research.

As a result, it has become particularly noticeable in vehicles that provide premium features behind a paywall, including Tesla. 

Tesla has arguably one of the most comprehensive systems (if not the most extensive) of its kind in the automotive industry. BMW is not the only automaker that charges for optional extras, with subscription models for commodities such as heated seats also making headlines in recent months. 

Using hacking techniques on the embedded computer in the car, you can unlock these features without paying an additional fee, the team claims.

Security researchers from the University of Massachusetts have reportedly discovered a way to exploit Tesla’s modern AMD-based cars to create a persistent Tesla jailbreak that might be the first of its kind in the world. It is the work of three German Ph.D. students. 

As part of the preparation for their presentation at next week’s Blackhat 2023 conference, the team published a briefing. A working command and control attack against Tesla’s next-generation AMD-based media control unit (MCU) will be demonstrated. In the opinion of the researchers, the jailbreak used a hardware exploit against a component i

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