[chiglug] Thoughts on Android variants? (In particular, Copperhead OS?)

sten me at sud0.com
Tue Nov 8 14:58:10 UTC 2016


On Mon, Nov 7, 2016, 15:24 Jim Campbell <jcampbell at gnome.org> wrote:

>
> It also makes me sad about all of the Android devices out there that are
> now basically insecure, and will never have any hope of being secure. If
> even your best device (i.e., Nexus / Pixel) can go unpatched against a
> well-known vulnerability (Dirty Cow) for about a month, that's not good. I
> thought this article does a good job in explaining many of the background
> issues around Copperhead and Android:
> http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/copperhead-os-fix-android-security/
>


Looks like the Dirty Cow saga will continue for at least another month:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/fix-for-critical-android-rooting-bug-is-a-no-show-in-november-patch-release/
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