Over the weekend, users over at XDA-developers have discovered a significant vulnerability in the kernel for a number of Samsung devices. Apparently, an application can exploit this vulnerability to gain full R/W access to all physical memory on devices that use the Exynos 4210 or 4412 chipsets, which power some of the most popular Android devices on the market, including the Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2. XDA members have created a patch for the vulnerability, but it causes the devices’ camera to become inoperable.
Samsung have been notified about the issue, but haven’t released any statement as yet.
