146 New Vulnerabilities All Come Preinstalled on Android Phones

guest · Nov 15, 2019

146 New Vulnerabilities All Come Preinstalled on Android Phones
The dozens of flaws across 29 Android smartphone makers show just how insecure the devices can be, even brand-new
November 15, 2019
https://www.wired.com/story/146-bugs-preinstalled-android-phones/

When you buy an Android smartphone, it’s rarely pure Android. Manufacturers squeeze in their own apps or give it a fresh coat of interface. Carriers do it too.
The resulting stew of preinstalled software and vanilla Android sometimes turns out to be rancid, putting flaws and vulnerabilities on the phone before you even take it out of the box. For proof of how bad it is, look no further than the 146 vulnerabilities—across 29 Android smartphone makers—that have just been simultaneously revealed.

Yes, that’s 146, all discovered by security firm Kryptowire and detailed one by one in a new gargantuan disclosure. Most of the implicated companies operate primarily in Asia, but the list includes global heavyweights like Samsung and Asus as well. While the bugs vary in severity and scope—and in some cases, the manufacturers dispute that they’re a threat at all—they illustrate an endemic problem for Android, one that Google has acknowledged.
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Kryptowire: Android Firmware Vulnerabilities - November 2019

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