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QuadRooter Android bug could affect almost 1bn phones

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pcernie

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QuadRooter Android bug could affect almost 1bn phones

QuadRooter Android bug could affect almost 1bn phones, researchers claim | Technology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... smartphone

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Re: QuadRooter Android bug could affect almost 1bn phones

Bugger! My phone has a Qualcom CPU.

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Re: QuadRooter Android bug could affect almost 1bn phones

...or perhaps not:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/31 ... ooter.html

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Re: QuadRooter Android bug could affect almost 1bn phones

My three year old Sony Xperia Z Ultra has four or five vulnerabilities. Oh well. Guess I'll have to get rid of the... oh, wait, no, the phone is still alive and I'll keep it.

Also, thanks, Sony, for the update. Nice to know you care </Bitter Irony>

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