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Critical UNISOC Chip Vulnerability Affects Millions of Android Smartphones

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()1 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2022-20210
The UE and the EMM communicate with each other using NAS messages
9.84%
CVE-2022-27250
The UNISOC chipset through 2022-03-15 allows attackers to obtain remote control of a mobile phone, e.g., to obtain sensitive information from text messages or…
9.81%

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1 min read at thehackernews.com

A critical security flaw has been uncovered in UNISOC's smartphone chipset that could be potentially weaponized to disrupt a smartphone's radio communications through a malformed packet. "Left unpatched, a hacker or a military unit can leverage such a vulnerability to neutralize communications in a specific location," Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

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