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Over one Billion Android Devices Powered by Snapdragon chips at Risk

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Over one Billion Android powered Phones at risk?!?

 

according to WCCFtech:

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"If exploited, can give a hacker root access on the target Snapdragon-powered device. Thanks to this Snapdragon security vulnerability, more than a billion Android devices could be at risk as hackers only have to use a malicious app to gain root access."

http://wccftech.com/security-exploits-put-snapdragon-powered-devices-at-risk-of-hacking/ 

 

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vulnerabilities affect devices running Android version earlier than 4.4.4 KitKat to 6.0.1 Marshmallow

 

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since this is kernel level, google's monthly security patches will probably fix this up. 

BTW exploits that are in the kernel for a specific SoC don't "spread" to other SoC manufacturers

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welp, time to go back to my iphone 4 !


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2 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Y'know there's rules for posting articles, and you need to properly format it.

sorry about that, I'll remember next time.

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8 minutes ago, TrigrH said:
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 Google has suggested that the Snapdragon security vulnerabilities affect devices running Android version earlier than 4.4.4 KitKat to 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Tell me when this is over. I'm gonna go back to Gingerbread or something.

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Guess I'm lucky that I have a Zenfone 2 (Intel processor :P)

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Just now, TrigrH said:

 Android version earlier than 4.4.4 KitKat

Oh shit, I've read it wrong.

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Good thing I'm on a 6s

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138 is a good number.

 

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1 minute ago, JohnnyCorporalTech said:

Not with the snapdragon 820 i hope.

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i meant an iPhone 6s not a galaxy s6 xD

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138 is a good number.

 

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5 minutes ago, themctipers said:

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i meant an iPhone 6s not a galaxy s6 xD

Realized that even the Galaxy s6 doesn't have the snapdragon 820. that's the s7. 

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Just now, JohnnyCorporalTech said:

Realized that even the Galaxy s6 doesn't have the snapdragon 820. that's the s7. 

lol.. I didn't get on the hype train for the s6/7.. But I'm on the hype train for the note 6..

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138 is a good number.

 

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so we good with helio X10?

This affects also the newest models like the 650 and the  820?

The site has changed....

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Does this effect an HTC OneM8 running the Windows OS?

 

Why am I even asking? Nobody but me uses Windows phone.

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4 hours ago, Trik'Stari said:

Does this effect an HTC OneM8 running the Windows OS?

 

Why am I even asking? Nobody but me uses Windows phone.

From my understand, it affects Android only. So like the few of us here with a phone powered by Windows, we are safe. At worst, safe by obscurity! Yes! :P

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3 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

From my understand, it affects Android only. So like the few of us here with a phone powered by Windows, we are safe. At worst, safe by obscurity! Yes! :P

That's what Mac OS users used to think :P

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4 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

From my understand, it affects Android only. So like the few of us here with a phone powered by Windows, we are safe. At worst, safe by obscurity! Yes! :P

Considering you're running Windows I'm curious as to how safe you really are. :D:P

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23 hours ago, JohnnyCorporalTech said:

Over one Billion Phones at risk?!?

 

according to WCCFtech:

http://wccftech.com/security-exploits-put-snapdragon-powered-devices-at-risk-of-hacking/ 

 

 

Please fix the thread name ASAP. You had me worrying for a second. Please add Android in the name of it somewhere so people know whether to worry or not.

 

16 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

From my understand, it affects Android only. So like the few of us here with a phone powered by Windows, we are safe. At worst, safe by obscurity! Yes! :P

But the naming of the thread could have helped if it had "android" in the title but instead I worried for a few seconds.

 

21 hours ago, Trik'Stari said:

Does this effect an HTC OneM8 running the Windows OS?

 

Why am I even asking? Nobody but me uses Windows phone.

I DO. And this only affects android so Windows Mobile users are safe :)

 

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Google has patched the vulnerabilities in its February security update. However, as we all know how long it takes the company’s partners to roll out the software updates, most of the devices are still at risk. The exploit affects 3.10 kernels btw.

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