Sony to Fix QuadRooter Android Bug in Upcoming Update
BENGALURU: Sony has finally woken up and responded to the QuadRooter flaw that is said to be potentially affecting over 900 million Android smartphones running Qualcomm processors.The Japanese tech giant says that it will try to roll out the fix for the vulnerability "within normal and regular software maintenance."But it has yet not revealed a date or time frame to fix the bug.
Linux Bug Leaves 80% Of Android Phones Open To Attack
Another month, another large-scale Android vulnerability.A massive 80 percent of Android users have been left open to hacks that could result in hackers being able to gather information such as usernames and passwords.The recently discovered vulnerability basically allows hackers to end connections, and if those connections aren't encrypted, they can inject malicious code into communications between the two users, according to security firm Lookout.
80 Per Cent Of All Android Phones And Tablets Could Be Hijacked By This Bug
A serious bug has been discovered in Google's Android operating system that could affect around 80 per cent of all devices running the software.The vulnerability would allow hackers to hijack a user's web connection and then gain access to the device, effectively allowing them to spy on the victim.Discovered by San Fransisco-based security firm Lookout, this major hole in Android could affect up to 1.4 billion devices.
Linux Bug 'Lets Attackers Target Billions Of Android Devices'
About 80 percent of all Android gadgets are vulnerable, say expertsAbout 80 percent of Android mobile devices are affected by a Linux flaw that could allow attackers to intercept communications and obtain sensitive information, researchers said.The bug, disclosed last week at the Usenix security conference in Austin, Texas, affects about 1.4 billion devices, according to mobile security researchers Lookout.Communications flawThe bug, which affects the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), was discovered in version 3.6 of the Linux kernel, released in 2012, and Lookout found that it is present in Android 4.4 ("KitKat") and all later versions, including the latest developer preview of Android Nougat.
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