Huge Security Hole In Recent Samsung Devices

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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False, Apple's security deeper

[SuperKendall]

Apple's is chiefly based around how good their gatekeeper is.

No, in fact Apple's security does not rely on that at all. The system is designed to prevent any application, not just Apple vetted ones, from harming the system - otherwise Apple would not allow independent Enterprise deployment as they do since Apple does not review those applications.

Apple's system is deeper than Androids because instead of having one up-front out of context question about the permissions the app should support, instead iOS users are asked if the system should allow access to a protected resource at the time the application (and thus the user) needs it. You aren't asked up front if an app can access contacts, you get asked that when you reach a portion of the app that would like to look into contacts and thus you can decide if you really want it to see contacts for that reason, or back out and not let the app see them.

iOS devices ALSO do not allow installation of apps to external media which was already a monstrous security hole for Android devices; any SD card inserted that was formatted FAT32 could have any portion read and written to by any app.