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Android Security Bulletin for August 2019 patches QualPwn bugs that could have allowed attackers to compromise devices with Qualcomm chips over a Wi-Fi network

Patches for the QualPwn vulnerabilities have been released earlier today by both Qualcomm and the Android team.

ZDNet Catalin Cimpanu

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  • @campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x
    The QualPwn bugs were both patched today in the August 2019 Android Security Bulletin. They are CVE-2019-10538 and CVE-2019-10540. Tencent FAQ: https://blade.tencent.com/... Android updates: https://source.android.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x
    QualPwn vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chips let hackers compromise Android devices “The full [QualPwn] exploit chain allows attackers to compromise the Android Kernel over-the-air,” per Tencent Blade researchers. https://www.zdnet.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @mattk Matt on x
    When will software coders start using languages and other tools to prevent buffer overflows? https://twitter.com/...