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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

SMS of Death: A single malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on Android, dropping active calls (including emergency calls), with zero interaction from the victim.

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SMS of Death: A single malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on Android, dropping active calls (including emergency calls), with zero interaction from the victim.

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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

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SMS of Death

A single malformed WAP Push SMS crashes com.android.phone on Android. Zero-click, remote, drops emergency calls. Patched in the October 2026 Android update.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/technology/p/1499116/sms-of-death-a-single-malformed-wap-push-sms-crashes-com-android-phone-on-android-droppi

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1499077/sms-of-death-a-single-malformed-wap-push-sms-crashes-com-android-phone-on-android-droppi

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