
The Android platform for smart phones has proved to be a money spinner for its handset manufacturers with sales going up exponentially. However, some or the other vulnerability keeps cropping up from time to time, dampening the success to an extent. The latest one is the futex liability that affects all Linux kernels used by Android. This was recently used to successfully root a device like Galaxy S5 for the very first time. Earlier threat still looms large However, what is even more…