The government issued a high-risk warning to Samsung users.
The notice identified major security flaws in Samsung Mobile Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14.
On
December 13, the Indian government's security advice from the Ministry
of Electronics and Information Technology's Indian Computer Emergency
Response Team (CERT-In) issued a warning about several vulnerabilities
in Samsung phones. The notice identified major security flaws in Samsung
Mobile Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14.
"Multiple
vulnerabilities have been reported in Samsung products that could allow
an attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions, access
sensitive information, and execute arbitrary code on the targeted
system," the warning said.
These flaws could allow hackers to
circumvent security measures, access sensitive data, and execute
arbitrary code on targeted systems. Because of authorisation issues with
the AR Emoji app and poor access control in Konox features, attackers
would be able to compromise the device SIM PIN, bypass Knox Guard, and
access AR Emoji sandbox data, among other things. The danger to users is
multifaceted. Hackers might take control of the phone, steal personal
information, view private AR Emoji files, and issue commands to the
phone.
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The
warning urged Samsung customers to take immediate measures to mitigate
these risks. Users were strongly encouraged to install the security
upgrades.
However, Samsung Security did address the concern via a
statement on the site, stating that it has announced a release of
security firmware along with Google's Android patch in the impending
December update.
"As part of the monthly Security Maintenance
Release (SMR) process, Samsung Mobile is releasing a maintenance release
for major flagship models." "Google and Samsung patches are included in
this SMR package," it said.
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