Dirty Pipes is a vulnerability that can be exploited to gain root control of your Android 12 phone. A patch could be issued next month.
A new vulnerability called Dirty Pipe can affect devices running Android 12. Known as CVE-2022-0847 , Dirty Pipe could be exploited to allow Android applications with permission to read your files, perform malicious actions against them, and possibly take over control of your phone.
The vulnerability affects Linux-powered devices such as Android and Google Home devices, Chromebooks, and more. The vulnerability was introduced to Android with Linux version 5.8 which was released in 2020., only phones that were launched with Android 12 installed like the Pixel 6 series and the Galaxy S22 series are affected by Dirty Pipe. The developer who originally discovered the vulnerability used a Pixel 6 to report Dirty Pipe to Google.
Ars Technica's Ron Amadeo explains that Dirty Pipes affects only phones that were released with Android 12 and not updated to it>and look at the Kernel version. If it is higher than 5.8, your phone is potentially at risk. Android developer Max Kellermann discovered the vulnerability and on February 23rd Linux released fixes . The following day, Google merged Kellermann's fix into the Android kernel. Still, the CVE number was not included in the just-released March Security Bulletin which means that either Google will send out a special patch for the Pixel 6 series and Samsung for the Galaxy S22 series, or the vulnerability will be patched in April's security release.
To prevent your new Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra from getting"Dirty Pipes," do not run apps that you can't trust. And for the ultimate in protection, do not install any new apps until we see that Google has pushed out the patch specifically for Dirty Pipes.
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