Google finds 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung modems: attackers can attack if they know their mobile phone number

CTOnews.com March 17, Google Project Zero security team recently found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung modems, including the Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7 series, Samsung Galaxy S22 series and Galaxy A53 models.

Image source: the The Verge report said that of the 18 vulnerabilities found this time, 4 were rated as "critical" and that attackers could remotely destroy the phone without the need for user interaction, as long as they had the victim's phone number.

Google said it had fixed the problem for Pixel phones in a security update released in March, but foreign technology media 9to5Google pointed out that Google did not fix Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6a phones.

The list of affected equipment attached to CTOnews.com is as follows:

Samsung branded phones: Galaxy S22, M33, M13, M12, A71, A53, A33, A21, A13, A12 and A04 series

Vivo branded phones: mobile devices including S16, S15, S6, X70, X60 and X30 series

Google phones: Pixel 6 series and Pixel 7 series

Any wearable device that uses the Exynos W920 chipset

Any vehicle using the Exynos Auto T5123 chipset