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Mali GPU Vulnerabilities Present Security Risks for Android Devices

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🦠 Exploiting Mali GPU vulnerabilities poses serious security risks for Android devices. Recent findings reveal critical vulnerabilities in Mali GPU drivers that allow unprivileged apps to gain root access by writing to read-only memory. This exploit can lead to privilege escalation, enabling attackers to manipulate system processes and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2022-22706, stem from improper permission checks in the GPU kernel driver, allowing malicious applications to bypass security measures. Users are urged to update their devices with the latest security patches to mitigate these risks and protect against potential attacks that could compromise device integrity.

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