Google revealed list of vulnerable Android smartphones

Android security continues to evolve. Monthly patches are able to prevent existing threats, while Google Play Protect combing malware from the Play Store.

Despite this achievement, there are still instances of the person out there that can exploit the Android code for malicious purposes.

The Google Project Zero team recently reported that incident, and you might be at risk if you have one of the vulnerable phones that Google has listed.

The vulnerabilities in question affect Android kernel code, allowing a hacker to gain root access through malicious sideload apps. With root access, attackers can manipulate privileges, steal data, and even damage the operating system.

Google initially discovered this vulnerability in the year 2017. The security patches released in December 2017 shut down exploit in the 4.14 LTS kernel, as well as the AOSP Android 3.18, 4.4, and 4.9 kernels.

However, some of the most popular Android devices recently discovered are still vulnerable to this Zero-Day special threat.

Here is a list of vulnerable phones affected by Zero-Day threats:

Pixel 1 and 2

    Huawei P20

    Xiaomi A1, Redmi 5A, Redmi Note 5

    Oppo A3

    Moto Z3

    LG phones with Android 8 Oreo

    Samsung Galaxy S7, S8, S9

The Google Project Zero confirms this bug has been exploited in a number of active handsets and marks that weakness as a high priority.

Impacted Pixel phones will receive a security patch in October that will resolve vulnerable. But the rest of the devices in this list are not yet known when the security update will be released.

Hopefully each OEM can launch an update ASAP.