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Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users

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208 points mohi-kalantari | 4 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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kelnos ◴[08 Dec 25 17:23 UTC] No.46194974[source]▶
> This [update] was rushed out to all Pixel users.

Pixel 8 here, still don't have the update. That's... not great.

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2OEH8eoCRo0 ◴[08 Dec 25 19:37 UTC] No.46196620[source]▶
My friend is still on the Pixel 2. Are they affected?
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petee ◴[08 Dec 25 19:52 UTC] No.46196759[source]▶
Pixel 2 stopped getting updates almost 5 years ago
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1. tremon ◴[08 Dec 25 21:34 UTC] No.46197952[source]▶
That doesn't answer the question.
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2. sva_ ◴[08 Dec 25 22:26 UTC] No.46198487[source]▶
There are two kinds of people:

1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete information

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3. tremon ◴[09 Dec 25 17:14 UTC] No.46207541[source]▶
Please, feel free to extrapolate for me whether the "unspecified vulnerability" referenced in the article was introduced more or less than five years ago.
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4. petee ◴[10 Dec 25 18:09 UTC] No.46221184{3}[source]▶
The point was the whole phone has been vulnerable to a multitude of RCEs for five years, so it doesn't really matter if its the latest exploit, its a silly request.