A vulnerability discovered and promptly disclosed by German researchers this week startled many Android users for one simple reason: the vast majority of them were affected. Only those who were running version 2.3.4 of the system were safe and free from possible theft. Today a spokesman for the web giant said that the weakness is already being corrected.
According to the spokesman questioned by ComputerWorld magazine, Google "today is releasing a fix for a security flaw that could potentially [...] permit others to access data from contacts and calendars. " He continues, saying that installing the fix "requires no user interaction", since it is being applied directly to the company servers.
The expectation of Google engineers is that until next week all the Androids, not only the version 2.3.4, will be free from this potential vulnerability.
Nothing like the disclosure of a serious and potentially dangerous flaw to cause a company to hurry up in making arrangements, is not it?
