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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by afrcnc on Saturday August 08, 2020 @05:43PM (#24095485)
No. He's saying that without the technical details, Ars is overblowing this issue. Maybe exploitation requires radio gear of $5k and being present next to the victim while their BLE is turned on. Without the details, you can't say if this is a big issue or just another overhyped Check Point research paper, as this company has a history of doing.
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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by acdha on Saturday August 08, 2020 @07:09PM (#24095964)
That doesn’t make any sense: he said to trust the researchers, but Check Point is saying nothing different. If the theory was the different one you’re offering, the advice would be not to trust the researchers.
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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by sp332 on Monday August 10, 2020 @04:27PM (#24113608)
Checkpoint does not say that just playing a video file can exploit these bugs.
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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by spoopyskelly on Saturday August 08, 2020 @06:30PM (#24095759)
The Ars article includes the CVEs.
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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by aryonoco on Saturday August 08, 2020 @07:19PM (#24096010)
The technical details are withheld for the time being until (presumably) systems are patched. The Ars article includes the CVEs, which is all the technical detail that's currently available.
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