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GrapheneOS: Frequent Android auto-reboots block firmware exploits

ID: 2d8edb35-1b85-5bc2-bf03-452b8e1ede3c

STIX ID: report--2d8edb35-1b85-5bc2-bf03-452b8e1ede3c

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-01-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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GrapheneOS disclosed firmware vulnerabilities in Android devices that could allow data exfiltration or surveillance when devices are not in the "at rest" state and proposed an auto-reboot mitigation to reduce the window of exploitation; the project updated its auto-reboot implementation (now an 18-hour timer in init) and reported the issues to Google's Android VRP.

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