A limited number of Android phones are exposed to a very serious vulnerability. A member of Google’s Android team has stated the vulnerability will be patched—in Pixel devices, anyway—in the October Android security update, which is likely to become available in the next few days. The schedule for other devices to be patched wasn’t immediately clear. Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a devices aren’t affected.
The phones affected include:
Pixel 1
Pixel 1 XL
Pixel 2
Pixel 2 XL
(Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a devices aren’t affected.)
Huawei P20
Xiaomi Redmi 5A
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Xiaomi A1
Oppo A3
Moto Z3
Oreo LG phones
Samsung S7
Samsung S8
Samsung S9
The above is a list of the phones that are KNOWN to have the problem. However, others may be added to the list as vulnerabilities are discovered. Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a devices have been tested and definitely do not have the problem. (I’m glad I upgraded to a Pixel 3 some time ago!)
A member of Google’s Android team said in the same Project Zero thread that the vulnerability would be patched—in Pixel 1 and Pixel 2 devices, anyway—in the October Android security update, which is likely to become available in the next few days. The schedule for other devices to be patched wasn’t immediately clear.
You can learn more in an article by Dan Goodin in the Ars Technica web site at: https://tinyurl.com/privacy191004.
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