MITRA Organization appropriated the video clip with the song Janet Jackson “ rhythm nation ” Identifier of vulnerabilities CVE-2022-38392 due to violation of the normal operation of some old laptops during its playback. The attack carried out using the specified composition can lead to emergency completion of the system due to failures in the operation of the hard disk related to the resonance arising from the reproduction of certain frequencies.
It is noted that the frequency of some tools in the video coincides with the fluctuations that occur in disks rotating with a frequency of 5400 revolutions per minute, which leads to a sharp increase in the amplitude of their oscillations. Information about the problem of shared an employee of Microsoft, who told a story from a Windows XP product support service on how Disassembleing users’ complaints, one of the large equipment manufacturers revealed that the Rhythm National composition leads to violations in the operation of individual models of stiff magnetic discs used in laptop manufacturer.
The problem was solved by the manufacturer through the addition of a special filter to the sound system that does not miss undesirable frequencies during sound playback. But such a bypass did not provide complete protection, for example, a case is mentioned in which the failure was repeated not on the device on which the clip was reproduced, but on a nearby laptop. The problem was also recorded on laptops of other manufacturers sold around 2005. Information about the effect is disclosed since it has already lost its relevance at present and the problem is not manifested in modern hard drives.