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Samsung chip vulnerability leaves several smartphones vulnerable to hackers

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ABOUT Google released a security patch android March 2023 and one of the highlights of the update is fixing security issues with modems. exynosmade according to Samsung. According

Samsung chip vulnerability leaves several smartphones vulnerable to hackers

ABOUT Google released a security patch android March 2023 and one of the highlights of the update is fixing security issues with modems. exynosmade according to Samsung. According to the research giant, there were Found 18 chip vulnerabilities which allows attackers to gain access to the user’s device using only the smartphone number.

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Through a blog post Project Zerosecurity analysts describe in detail all the vulnerabilities found in the chip Samsungwhich is used in a number of smartphones galaxy, pixel This Alive. Of the 18 security flaws found, four were considered serious because they allowed skilled attackers to remotely and silently access devices, the researchers said.

As indicated Android controlthis type of vulnerability is not detected Google before a decision. But researcher Project zero, Maddy Stonereported on his Twitter that “end users still do not have 90 days of fixes” after the company reported the problem to the modem manufacturer. exynos.

Credits: Disclosure / Samsung

The portal notes that this chip with a defect is in several devices. A Samsung is the manufacturer most affected by this issue, with galaxy s22, M33, M13, M12, A71, A53, A33, A21, A13, A12 This A04 this security flaw. Technique Series Google Pixel 6 This pixel 7 also use the same modem.

Cell Phone Series Vivo C16, S15, S6, X70, X60 This X30wearable devices with a chipset Exynos W920 and chip cars Exynos Auto T5123 are also susceptible to this vulnerability.

How to protect your smartphone from this vulnerability?

ABOUT Google fixes these issues with a security patch android March 2023. But this update came only for smartphones in this series. pixel 7. For other devices, the company recommends users disable Wi-Fi and Voice-over-LTE calls (VoLTE) until a security patch is available for your phones.

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Via: Android Authority Source: Project Zero. Maddy Stone

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