This issue was discovered by Ingo Molnar during internal testing. Therefore, details are not publicly known at this point in time. What we do know is that Google has assigned a patch for this issue. In the meantime, Google advises to apply the follow preventative measure: Android devices come with an set of security features that help protect your device against malicious software. Some of these features, such as Android security patches, are enabled by default. Others, such as input sanitization, are not enabled by default. When enabled, input sanitization helps protect against attacks where malicious data is injected into the device. However, if input sanitization is disabled, then no such protection is in place. Therefore, we recommend that you enable input sanitisation whenever using your device.

Android security features

Android devices come with a set of security features that help protect your device against malicious software. Some of these features, such as Android security patches, are enabled by default. Others, such as input sanitization, are not enabled by default. When enabled, input sanitization helps protect against attacks where malicious data is injected into the device. However, if input sanitization is disabled, then no such protection is in place. Therefore, we recommend that you enable input sanitisation whenever using your device.

Android security updates

Google provides monthly security updates for Android devices. These updates can help prevent malicious software from infecting your device, as well as protecting it against future attacks.

Timeline

Published on: 11/17/2022 23:15:00 UTC
Last modified on: 11/22/2022 16:08:00 UTC

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