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Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs

From Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs
Date 2024-10-13 19:15 +0200
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Andy Burns, 2024-10-13 11:46:

> Arno Welzel wrote:
> 
>> Gelato wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qualcomm-patches-high-severity-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/
>>>
>>> How does Qualcomm patch these zero-day holes in their chipsets?
>>> Does the company upload a firmware patch? Does the carrier? Google?
>>
>> Qualcomm provides software patches for the drivers.
>>
>> Device manufacturers have to use these patches as part of a security
>> update if they use the affected chipsets in their devices.
> It isn't crystal clear whether google play system updates can provide 
> this type of fix, bypassing the manufacturer ...

I doubt, that system drivers can be updates using Google Play services.
Usually this must be installed as an update of the installed system itself.

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Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

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Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Gelato <gelato@.is.invalid> - 2024-10-13 02:48 -0400
  Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-10-13 11:20 +0200
    Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-10-13 10:46 +0100
      Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Bill Powell <bill@anarchists.org> - 2024-10-13 15:46 +0200
      Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-10-13 19:15 +0200
        Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-10-13 19:42 +0000
          Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-10-13 23:35 +0000
  Re: Qualcomm firmware patches 64 Android SOCs Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-10-14 09:11 +0100

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