Check Point Research discover vulnerabilities in smartphones chips embedded in 37% of smartphones around the world
Highlights · Check Point Research discovered vulnerabilities in MediaTek’s chips, embedded in 37% of all smartphones globally · CPR discovered several vulnerabilities in the audio processor that are accessible from the Android user space · If exploited, attacker can potentially eavesdrop on the user from an unprivileged Android app Introduction Taiwan’s MediaTek has been the global smartphone chip leader since Q3 2020. MediaTek Systems on a chip (SoCs) are embedded in approximately 37% of all smartphones and IoT devices in the world, including high-end phones from Xiaomi, Oppo, Realme, Vivo and more. Modern MediaTek SoCs, including the latest Dimensity series, contain a special AI processing unit (APU) and audio Digital signal processor (DSP) to improve media performance and reduce CPU usage. Both the APU and the audio DSP have...