Google’s Android Update—Bad News For Samsung And Pixel Users

We live in interesting times. For the third month running, Google has confirmed the bad news that Android phones are under attack, as another routine monthly security release turns into an emergency update now warning. There is one critical difference this time though, with major implications for both Pixel and Samsung.

ForbesSamsung’s One UI 7 Decision—Change New Setting Before You UpgradeBy Zak Doffman

“There are indications,” Google warns, that CVE-2024-53150 and CVE-2024-53197 “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” The first is a memory vulnerability within Android’s kernel, leaving a device exposed to local data exfiltration. If that brings forensic exploits to mind, then…