A new security flaw has been discovered in Qualcomm chips, which has been called Quadrooter and which affects more than 900 million Android devices. At the moment all versions of Android are vulnerable , until the security patch planned for the month of September is released.
Serious Quadrooter security breach that affects Android devices with Qualcomm chips.
Since Google have always emphasized the security of the Android operating system, but sometimes the failure is caused by a third party, as in this case. Since Qualcomm have rushed to offer the solution to the vulnerabilities discovered, so that companies that use their chips can offer the corresponding security updates.
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered that have been published by Adam Donenfeld at the security conference known as Def Con. One of these vulnerabilities allows privilege escalation and root access to the device.
The process to infect our Android device is as simple as installing an application that contains the malicious code. So it is advisable not to install any application from unknown sources .
Surely you have read many tips to keep your smartphone or tablet safe and away from virus infections. One of the most common tips is to carefully review the permissions requested by the application before installing it, but this seems to be no longer enough.
The big problem of Quadrooter begins now.
We have already said that both Google and Qualcomm have published the security patches. The question is when users will receive their updates, certain companies maintain a very strict update policy, which will ensure that their devices are safe from these attacks.
On the other hand, there are other companies that completely ignore security updates, in fact, smartphones of a certain age will be totally exposed due to the lack of official updates.
Users who want to check if their smartphone is vulnerable to Quadrooter , just install the QuadRooter Scanner application and in a few seconds they will know if their device is vulnerable or not. The application is available on Google Play, you just have to install it and follow the instructions on the screen.
