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Huge Security Hole In Recent Samsung Devices

Posted by timothy on from the it's-like-they-handed-you-the-phone dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A huge security hole has been discovered in recent Samsung devices including phones like the Galaxy S2 and S3. It is possible for every user to obtain root due to a custom faulty memory device created by Samsung." The problem affects phones with the Exynos System-on-Chip.

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  1. Great by Billly+Gates · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Does that mean I can finally root and upgrade my crappy Galaxy S1 with Android 2.1 yet? Fucking AT&T

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