Samsung: According to media reports, the Computer Emergency Response Team, often known as CERT-In, has issued a high-risk warning (CIVN-2023-0360) for Samsung Mobile customers in India. This warning highlights severe security concerns with Samsung phones running Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14. The phones are prone to security flaws that could allow a hacker to stealthily access and obtain information from your device. Read on to learn more.
The government issues warning for Samsung smartphone
CERT-In highlights the possibility of attackers bypassing security measures by outlining many vulnerabilities in Samsung products. By taking advantage of these weaknesses, a targeted system could be compromised by allowing unauthorised access to private data and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.
By adjusting system time, hackers may be able to bypass the Knox Guard lock, send broadcasts with elevated privileges, obtain device SIM PIN, cause heap overflows and stack-based buffer overflows, and read AR Emoji sandbox data.
Multiple Samsung smartphones, including the flagship Galaxy S23 series, the Galaxy Flip 5, the Galaxy Fold 5, and other Samsung devices running Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14 OS, may be affected by these security flaws.
Reason behind the vulnerability
Some of the reasons CERT-In cites for these vulnerabilities are defects in the components of KnoxCustomManagerService and SmartManagerCN; an integer overflow problem in the facepreprocessing library; incorrect authorization verification in AR Emoji; and multiple other vulnerabilities in the bootloader, HDCP in HAL, libIfaaca, libsavsac.so components, softsimd, and Smart Clip.
How to be safe?
It is highly recommended that owners of Samsung smartphones apply security updates as soon as possible. Constant watchfulness is essential, and users should update their phones with vendor-released patches on a regular basis. Furthermore, be cautious when opening links, installing apps, and visiting unidentified websites—especially if the software on your phone hasn’t been updated.
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