Samsung Decides Not to Patch Kernel Vulnerabilities in Some S4 Smartphones
http://news.softpedia.com/news/samsung-decides-not-to-patch-kernel-vulnerabilities-in-some-s4-smartphones-493519.shtml
QuarksLAB, a security research company based in Paris,
France, has stumbled upon two kernel vulnerabilities in Samsung
Galaxy S4 devices which Samsung has decided to patch, but only
for recent devices running Android Lollipop, and not for those
with Jelly Bean or KitKat.
- - -
Unfortunately, Google itself has taken a similar view with various of
its "older" devices -- still in the hands of many millions of users and
in use every day. The industry's overall unwillingness to take
responsibility for the security of devices they sell beyond a few
years -- when they know so many people keep using these devices, often by
necessity -- is frankly shameful. Yes, I know it's not *easy* to keep
these devices' security up to date, particularly given carrier-based
complications. But these firms *are* capable of the task if they chose
to do so.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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