One of the ills that plague users of Android smartphones
It is careless approach hardware manufacturers to update the software.
It seems that thanks to the recently disclosed a serious hole in the system code
this may change.
At the end of July we wrote about the vulnerability Bankier.pl
detected in the mobile system by Google. Appropriately crafted
MMS message allows the execution on a user’s phone malicious code.
This allows you to enter, even unnoticed to the victim, horse
Trojan, who will control important functions of the phone. Luka baptized
as “stagefright” (named responsible for the mistake libraries) is
the most serious disclosed so far drawback of Android – an attack may be exposed
up to 95 percent. device users.
Soon after the disclosure of information about the danger of the company
Zimperium prepared a tool that allows you to check whether your phone
It is vulnerable to burglary. The application can be downloaded
the Google Play store. If it turns out that the problem concerns our
devices, we are at the mercy of the manufacturer. The vulnerability can only patch
updating the software. The problem is that the preparation of appropriate
Google amendment does not end the process. Afterwards
hardware manufacturers need to customize the software for their devices and share
them to customers.
Fortunately, it seems that the problem of gaps “stagefright”
potentates bowed to act. As the first declaration made by Google.
Intends to introduce a monthly update cycle of the system. So far
Updates take place only with major changes and the introduction of
new versions of Android. Now regularly released will also be smaller
amendment.
In recent days, similar promise by Samsung and
LG. Amendments safety will benefit from “fast track” and will
every month sent to users produced by Koreans
phones. Android Supporters can therefore thank the researchers, who revealed
gap – smartphones should soon become more resistant to dangerous
software.
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