Google realized that the vulnerability affecting potentially millions of users has not been fixed for a month. According to the latest research by Google’s security researchers, from Samsung to Xiaomi ARM Mali GPU Brands that use it are affected by this vulnerability.
Google finds vulnerability in smartphones with ARM Mali GPU
The new security issue that the Google Project Zero team discovered has been affecting smartphones using ARM’s Mali GPU for about a month. CVE-2022-33917 The vulnerability, known as ARM, still appears to have not been patched, despite ARM’s counter-claim.
Samsung, Xiaomi and Oppo This vulnerability, which affects countless Android models that include the Mali GPU, makes it possible to infiltrate the smartphone. According to Google’s statement, if exploited, hackers can gain access to the user’s data.
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It was claimed that the vulnerability, which was first seen in June-July, was fixed by ARM. However, it seems that even Google’s own Pixel models are exposed to this vulnerability.
“We reported these five issues discovered between June and July 2022 to ARM. ARM fixed the issues in July and August 2022. “But we discovered that all of our testers using Mali are still vulnerable to these issues.”
Qualcomm Snapdragon It should be noted that smartphones with chipset are not affected by this vulnerability. However, considering that MediaTek, Samsung Exynos and Google Tensor are powered by the Mali GPU, it is possible to say that millions of devices are at potential risk.
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