A dangerous vulnerability has been found in Samsung’s microchip. In addition to mobile devices, the chip is also used in the 5G connections of several vehicles.
Samsung chips are widely used. OMER MESSINGER
Several vulnerabilities have been found in the system chips produced by Samsung. The components that create the connection (baseband) of the Exynos chips enable an attacker to break into the user’s phone just by knowing the target’s phone number. About that said Google’s Project Zero – information security researchers.
The vulnerability makes it possible for an attacker to gain access to the user’s calls, text messages and other data traffic.
An update to prevent the vulnerability is not yet available. It is possible for the user to limit the exploitation of the vulnerability by preventing the use of the internet in calls, i.e. Wi-Fi calls and VoLTE features. Instructions vary by model.
You can find Samsung’s instructions for their devices from here.
List of devices
The vulnerability has been detected in at least the following devices:
Samsung: S22, M33, M13, M12, A71, A53, A33, A21s, A13, A12 and A04.
Vivo mobile devices: S16, S15, S6, X70, X60 and X30.
Google: Pixel 6 and Pixel 7.
Vehicles with the Exynos Auto T5123 chip.
According to Techradar The Exynos Auto T5123 chip is used by Volkswagen, BMW, Renault and many other vehicle manufacturers.