News - Samsung Exynos flaw leaves many Galaxy devices wide open

[HEXUS]

Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Note 10.1 among vulnerable.

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[cheesemp]

I was sort of pleased to find out about this. One chainfire APK installed and moments later root access and i'm safe from the exploit. I do think it is poor of Samsung but maybe its just a case of rapidly expanding technical teams where the knowledge is too lightly spread as too many junior/inexperienced (with Android/Linux) developers?

[davesom555]

Will Samsung release an in house fix for this? I heard that the camera is disabled with the above APK patch.

[cheesemp]

Will Samsung release an in house fix for this? I heard that the camera is disabled with the above APK patch.

I've just taken a photo with the built in and camera zoom fx apps and both seemed fine. I guess it might be some of the more advanced features that require the access but I think i'd rather be safe from the exploit and just not take that many photos!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Another reason to buy an iPhone.

Sarcasm\.

[hesham1516]

Another reason to buy an iPhone.

Sarcasm\.

iPhone??? why would anyone want that when you can have a nexus 4 for 2-300 sim free?

So slad I sold my S III when I did.

[twilightZone]

iPhone??? why would anyone want that when you can have a nexus 4 for 2-300 sim free?

So slad I sold my S III when I did.

I definitely agree.

[watercooled]

I think the 'sarcasm' bit was an important bit of the post.