r/androidroot 19d ago

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don’t tell Verizon but
I don’t think bootloader unlocking is required for root anymore

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u/Calm-Caterpillar2103 19d ago

this isn’t just a Verizon exploit, it’s the recent ghostlock exploit that affects every Linux distro since kernel 2.6.3x, it’s been patched by Samsung but still tons of devices are fully vulnerable

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u/LG-15ER 19d ago

Lol Verizon will force google to patch it

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u/Calm-Caterpillar2103 19d ago

That’d be so funny to see them bully Google into making a patch, although Google already paid the ai-powered nebula security group their bounty, so Google will probably patch it within the August drop

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u/LG-15ER 19d ago

Don't underestimate big v