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Android bug could allow an app to take over your phone completely

Google is warning of a just-patched security hole in Android that could allow an innocent-looking app to take over your device completely. The flaw, dubbed CVE-2015-1805, was found in the Linux kernel around the middle of 2015 and promptly patched in most Linux distributions. Android devices remained vulnerable long after their server and desktop Linux counterparts were patched. Google says it has beefed up its automated app verification system to try to keeps apps that exploit the flaw out of Google Play.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/03/23/android-bug-could-allow-an-app-to-take-over-your-phone-completely/

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