Over 400 Vulnerabilities Discovered in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Chips

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Researchers have discovered that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoCs – more specifically, their Digital Signal Processor units – are marred by 400 vulnerabilities. Obviously, this is a very bad thing, since these chips are used in tons of popular Android devices (they make up nearly half of the mobile phone market). The security lapses allow potential attackers to steal all sorts of juicy data, such as photos, call recordings, and GPS location. Attackers can even use the vulnerabilities to brick Snapdragon phones, or throw in permanent malware.



“More than 400 vulnerable pieces of code were found within the DSP chip we tested,” wrote Check Point Research, “and these vulnerabilities could have the following impact on users of phones with the affected chip:



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It's a good thing I just installed McAfee for Android on my phone.... whew! That was close.
 
Once again all these ' vulnerabilities' read like back doors.
Must be the Chinese.
I often wonder if the problem with the Chinese chip being sold in the USA with USA software is a problem because it it's actually secured.
 
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