Exploitable Backhole Accidentally Left In Some MediaTek-based Phones (ndtv.com)

Lirodon writes: MediaTek has confirmed findings by security researcher Justin Case, who discovered that some devices running Android KitKat on MediaTek processors (often used in lower-cost devices) had a debug function, meant to be removed on production devices, accidentally left in by their manufacturer. This hole could be used to trivially gain root access, among other possibilities.

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Backhole?

[ltcraben]

It's called a "backdoor" and here is a link to more information (the link posted in the summary has nothing to do with the backdoor): http://androidcommunity.com/se...