"Numerous Manufacturers Use Insecure Android Kernels"

Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) analyzed smartphones from ten manufacturers, finding that the Android kernels used are vulnerable to "one-day exploits" despite the implementation of protection mechanisms. Only 29 to 55 percent of the 994 smartphones tested by the research team could prevent attacks, depending on manufacturer and model. In contrast, the Generic Kernel Image (GKI) version 6.1 provided by Google could prevent about 85 percent of attacks. In comparison to the GKI, manufacturer kernels were up to 4.6 times worse at defending against attacks. This article continues to discuss the study "Defects-in-Depth: Analyzing the Integration of Effective Defenses against One-Day Exploits in Android Kernels."

TU Graz reports "Numerous Manufacturers Use Insecure Android Kernels"

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