Pixel, S-Series, Moto Z3 among vulnerable gear
Google is warning owners of some popular Android devices to keep a close eye on their gear following the release of an exploit for an unpatched flaw.
A post from the Chocolate Factory's in-house Project Zero crew outlines the flaw, a use-after-free bug in the Android Binder driver that could be exploited by a local app to elevate privileges.
In fact, strike the "could" because Google bug-hunters say the flaw is already being targeted in the wild by criminals to compromise some Android devices, including the Pixel 2, Samsung S7-S9, Moto Z3, and Huawei P20, among others.
While the flaw in question is unpatched in the Android kernel, the underlying use-after-free issue has been known for years and ..
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