Samsung is one of the most popular smartphone brands in the country and a familiar name in Indian households. Samsung has a rich smartphone portfolio in India that is locally manufactured and caters to different segments. It is definitely one of the most preferred smartphone brands among Android users in India. Samsung bets big on user security and rolls out updates from time to time to keep users safe. However, a new vulnerability has put Samsung phone users at high risk and the Indian government has issued an official warning about the issue.
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Samsung phone users in India are at high risk
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has now issued a warning to Samsung phone users in India. According to CERT-In, a vulnerability has been reported in Samsung’s mobile processors and Wearable processors that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on targeted devices. . Samsung processors affected by this vulnerability include Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850 and W920.
According to CERT-In, this vulnerability exists in Samsung mobile processors due to a Use-After-Free error that leads to privilege escalation. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on the targeted devices.
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How Samsung users can stay safe
To avoid any scams, Samsung users need to apply appropriate updates as mentioned in Samsung’s security updates. According to CERT-In, this vulnerability (CVE-2024-44068) is being widely exploited, users are advised to apply patches urgently.
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