Qualcomm discovered a feature in many chipsets found in popular Android devices. zero-day vulnerability He explained that it was used by hackers. Officially named CVE-2024-43047 vulnerabilityhas been registered by the hardware manufacturer as an unknown vulnerability.

Qualcomm’s statement emphasized that this vulnerability may fall under “limited, targeted exploitation.” Amnesty International also confirmed the accuracy of this vulnerability, with information from Google’s Threat Analysis Group. The US cybersecurity agency CISA, Qualcomm’s vulnerabilityadded it to the list of known and previously exploited vulnerabilities.

Millions of Android users are threatened with 64 chipsets

Qualcomm is affected by this vulnerability. 64 different chipsets announced that it had been found. The list includes products used by brands such as Motorola, Samsung, OnePlus, OPPO, Xiaomi and ZTE. Snapdragon 8 (Gen 1) It also includes a mobile platform. This may kill millions of Android users around the world. in danger It means that it is so. However, there is currently no clear information about who is using this vulnerability in real attacks.

Qualcomm, September 2024 As of now, it has made fixes available to users to fix this vulnerability. Still, the patch must be distributed to user devices by Android device manufacturers. Details of the vulnerability and more information about who was targeted will be shared with the public once the investigation is complete.