☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.ml • 3 months agoSecurity firm iVerify found stock Google Pixel devices' app "showcase" With Excessive System Privileges, Including Remote Code Executionexternal-linkmessage-square6 fedilinkarrow-up112cross-posted to: technologysecurity@lemmy.ml
arrow-up112external-linkSecurity firm iVerify found stock Google Pixel devices' app "showcase" With Excessive System Privileges, Including Remote Code Execution☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.ml • 3 months agomessage-square6 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: technologysecurity@lemmy.ml
minus-squareComprehensive49@lemmygrad.mlhexbear3·3 months agoShiiiit. My mobile is in the vulnerable demographic. Time to see if Google will patch this out. linkfedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlhexagonhexbear7·3 months agoit looks like it's not as bad as originally seems https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112967309987371034 linkfedilink
minus-squareComprehensive49@lemmygrad.mlhexbear6·3 months agoOh, just an annoying marketing stunt. Capitalism distracts me once again. linkfedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlhexagonhexbear6·3 months agoIt's still a question of why an app with elevated permissions was packaged in the firmware, but yeah it doesn't look like the exploit itself is easy to do. linkfedilink
minus-squareBart@lemmygrad.mlhexbear4·3 months agoIf you use a pixel I would highly recommended Calyxos. You got a lot more privacy and so much less bloatware (and much less batteryusagess). linkfedilink
minus-squareComprehensive49@lemmygrad.mlhexbear2·3 months agoI'm swapping to a brand new Samsung in a couple months. I need the S Pen for school. I don't think an alternate privatevOS exists for it 😭. linkfedilink
Shiiiit. My mobile is in the vulnerable demographic. Time to see if Google will patch this out.
it looks like it's not as bad as originally seems https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112967309987371034
Oh, just an annoying marketing stunt. Capitalism distracts me once again.
It's still a question of why an app with elevated permissions was packaged in the firmware, but yeah it doesn't look like the exploit itself is easy to do.
If you use a pixel I would highly recommended Calyxos. You got a lot more privacy and so much less bloatware (and much less batteryusagess).
I'm swapping to a brand new Samsung in a couple months. I need the S Pen for school. I don't think an alternate privatevOS exists for it 😭.