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arrow-up1406arrow-down1external-linkUPDATE YOUR BROWSERS IMMEDIATELY. RCE VULNERABILITY DISCOVEREDnvd.nist.govVitabytesDev@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square115fedilinkfile-text
Any Chromium and Firefox browser prior to version 116 will be vulnerable to this, update your browsers.
minus-squareBipta@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 year agoAs far as I’m aware this does affect Android and is not currently fixed. It’s expected to be fixed in the October security patch. This is just my memory of reading weeks ago. Someone else may know better.
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoThe Android webview is updated through the play store as of a few years ago
minus-squareBipta@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI believe the libwebp is implemented at the OS level. Again someone else may know better.
minus-squareTakingOnWater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSo if the phone gets a security update for this at the OS level, should we theoretically be safe to use apps with any sort of browser functionality? Like some apps that don’t update, or are no longer being maintained, etc
As far as I’m aware this does affect Android and is not currently fixed. It’s expected to be fixed in the October security patch.
This is just my memory of reading weeks ago. Someone else may know better.
The Android webview is updated through the play store as of a few years ago
I believe the libwebp is implemented at the OS level. Again someone else may know better.
So if the phone gets a security update for this at the OS level, should we theoretically be safe to use apps with any sort of browser functionality? Like some apps that don’t update, or are no longer being maintained, etc