Major vulnerability found in Exynos 44xx Devices (including S3)

[Archean]

Major vulnerability found in Exynos 44xx Devices (including S3)

The security flaw is actually in the kernel which makes the device R/W by all users, apps and gives access to full Physical Memory. In short, all Exynos 4 devices come pre-rooted directly from the manufacturers.

On the positive side it makes it easier to root your S3, on the negative side even if the device isn't rooted, it can get taken over by any application which in turn may damage the device permanently.

Well add this with the already glaring shortcomings of android when it comes to security, and picture doesn't look that rosy for the S3 (and other devices) owners, including me

 

[Jay Pfoutz]

Posted:

Hackers have increasingly targeted the Android OS. This past Saturday was when this kernel vulnerability was found by user “alephzain” on XDA Developers, a forum for mobile (device/OS) developers. Alephzain noted that this was a “huge mistake” and that people should be very wary of this problem. Another forum user, Chainfire, helped note some more information, including about the affected devices. This flaw was thoroughly tested and confirmed.

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