QuadRooter Attack Overview: Vulnerabilities, Methods & Mitigations

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Shane1145
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QuadRooter Attack Overview: Vulnerabilities, Methods & Mitigations

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QuadRooter is a threat vector specifically affecting Android devices. The common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) for these security issues are:

CVE-2016-2059 (Linux IPC router binding any port as a control port)
CVE-2016-5340 (Ashmem vulnerability)
CVE-2016-2503, CVE-2106-2504 (Use after free due to race conditions in KGSL)
The suspected vulnerability in Android devices is the Qualcomm chipsets. Qualcomm is the world's leading designer of LTE chipsets. Also at risk are the software drivers that come with the chipsets. They control the flow of communications between the chipset components.

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