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Serious Security Bugs Found In Android Kernel

Posted by timothy on from the dang-thought-we-had-those dept.

geek4 writes with this excerpt from eWeek Europe: "An analysis of Google Android Froyo's open source kernel has uncovered 88 critical flaws that could expose users' personal information. An analysis of the kernel used in Google's Android smartphone software has turned up 88 high-risk security flaws that could be used to expose users' personal information, security firm Coverity said in a report published on Tuesday. The results, published in the 2010 edition of the Coverity Scan Open Source Integrity Report, are based on an analysis of the Froyo kernel used in HTC's Droid Incredible handset. ... While Android implementations vary from device to device, Coverity said the same flaws were likely to exist in other handsets as well. Coverity uncovered a total of 359 bugs, about one-quarter of which were classified as high-risk."

5 of 230 comments (clear)

  1. Re:The most interesting thing about that article.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "I don't know much about these platforms" - Thanks for your input mr obvious.

  2. Re:The most interesting thing about that article.. by mweather · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Darwin IS the mach kernel, Mr. Redundant.

  3. Re:The most interesting thing about that article.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Oh shit, I'm going to have a nerdgasm!!

  4. Re:ha! who is living in a walled garden now!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Bite the troll.

    At least we can SEE the 88. See the bugs, fix the bugs. How many bugs in iOS that Apple will tell you about? Not until THEY fix them, and then they MIGHT tell you when they're installing their FIX+HIGHER WALL FOR THE GARDEN.

  5. Re:The most interesting thing about that article.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Could someone please downmoderate this trainwreck thread?