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The Motorola Soft Modem tag covers discussions about legacy modem drivers (smserl64.sys and smserial.sys) that Microsoft removed from supported Windows releases in January 2025 via KB5074109. This removal was prompted by CVE-2024-55414, a critical kernel-level vulnerability allowing privilege escalation through crafted IOCTL calls. The change disables hardware dependent on these drivers, forcing IT teams to balance security mitigation against operational impact. Topics include the vulnerability disclosure, driver deprecation, and enterprise deployment challenges.
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    Microsoft Removes Motorola Soft Modem Drivers After CVE-2024-55414 (KB5074109)

    Microsoft has removed legacy Motorola Soft Modem drivers (smserl64.sys and smserial.sys) from supported Windows releases as part of the January cumulative update after a critical kernel‑level vulnerability — tracked as CVE‑2024‑55414 — was disclosed that permits user‑level actors to map physical...
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