The security company IT Check Point Software Technologies has revealed the four vulnerabilities affecting more than 900 million smartphones and tablets that use Android operating system and have chips produced by Qualcomm (world’s largest manufacturer of these devices phones).
According to the website of Check Point, the set of faults has been christened QuadRooter and found in drivers ‘software’ supplied with Qualcomm chips that regulate communication between its components. “Any device with Android built with these chipsets is at risk,” says the company.
What devices are in danger?
Among the devices using the chipset Qualcomm are the latest and most popular, including models:
- BlackBerry Priv and Dtek50
- blackphone 1 and blackphone 2
- Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P
- HTC One, HTC M9 and HTC 10
- LG G4, LG G5, and LG V10
- New Moto X Motorola
- OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3
- Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung S7 Edge
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra
Dtek50 model was announced by Blackberry as “the ‘smartphone’ Android safest in the world”.
What happens if a hacker exploits these vulnerabilities?
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Check Point has stated that the vulnerabilities can be exploited by hackers using a malicious application. If installed on a device with Android, attackers can take complete control of the device and unrestricted access to personal data.
In addition, hackers can exploit the capabilities of GPS, microphone and recording videos. However, at the moment there is no way that hackers have exploited the possibilities of QuadRooter confirmation.
Qualcomm is already working to correct these faults. Meanwhile, Check Point has created a free application QuadRooter Scanner, which is available on Google Play and can determine whether these vulnerabilities in a given device.
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