According to Android Authority, this vulnerability is called Mediatek-su, allowing hackers to root or do anything on the victim’s device, such as installing applications, changing permissions or stealing. private data.
MediaTek knew about this vulnerability nearly 10 months ago. At the time, the company released a patch to fix it, but because MediaTek was not an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the patch did not reach the hands of many consumers.
List of 93 smartphones with dangerous vulnerabilities
BLU Life One X, one of the smartphone models affected. Photo: Internet
Recently, XDA forum developers provided a list of 93 smartphones affected by the MediaTek-su vulnerability:
1. Acer Iconia One 10 B3-A30
2. Acer Iconia One 10 B3-A40
3. Alba tablet series
4. Alcatel 1 5033 series
5. Alcatel 1C
6. Alcatel 3L (2018) 5034 series
7. Alcatel 3T 8
8. Alcatel A5 LED 5085 series
9. Alcatel A30 5049 series
10. Alcatel Idol 5
11. Alcatel/TCL A1 A501DL
12. Alcatel/TCL LX A502DL
13. Alcatel Tetra 5041C
14. Amazon Fire 7 2019 – (Fire OS 6.3.1.2 build 0002517050244)
15. Amazon Fire HD 8 2016 – (Fire OS 5.3.6.4 build 626533320)
16. Amazon Fire HD 8 2017 – (Fire OS 5.6.4.0 build 636558520)
17. Amazon Fire HD 8 2018 – (Fire OS 6.3.0.1)
18. Amazon Fire HD 10 2017 – (Fire OS 5.6.4.0 build 636558520)
19. Amazon Fire HD 10 2019 – (Fire OS 7.3.1.0)
20. Amazon Fire TV 2 – (Fire OS 5.2.6.9)
21. ASUS ZenFone Max Plus X018D
22. ASUS ZenPad 3s 10 Z500M
23. ASUS ZenPad Z3xxM(F) MT8163
24. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet 7″ BNTV450 & BNTV460
25. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet 10.1″ BNTV650
26. Blackview A8 Max
27. Blackview BV9600 Pro (Helio P60)
28. BLU Life Max
29. BLU Life One X
30. BLU R1 series
31. BLU R2 LTE
32. BLU S1
33. BLU Tank Xtreme Pro
34. BLU Vivo 8L
35. BLU Vivo XI
36. BLU Vivo XL4
37. Bluboo S8
38. BQ Aquaris M8
39. CAT S41
40. Coolpad Cool Play 8 Lite
41. Dragon Touch K10
42. Echo Feeling
43. Gionee M7
44. HiSense Infinity H12 Lite
45. Huawei GR3 TAG-L21
46. Huawei Y5II
47. Huawei Y6II MT6735 series
48. Lava Iris 88S
49. Lenovo C2 series
50. Lenovo Tab E8
51. Lenovo Tab2 A10-70F
52. LG K8 (2018) X210ULMA (MTK)
53. LG K10 (2017)
54. LG Tribute Dynasty
55. LG X power 2/M320 series (MTK)
56. LG Xpression Plus 2/K40 LMX420 series
57. Lumigon T3
58. Meizu M5c
59. Meizu M6
60. Meizu Pro 7 Plus
61. Nokia 1
62. Nokia 1 Plus
63. Nokia 3
64. Nokia 3.1
65. Nokia 3.1 Plus
66. Nokia 5.1
67. Nokia 5.1 Plus/X5
68. Onn 7″ Android tablet
69. Onn 8″ & 10″ tablet series (MT8163)
70. OPPO A5s
71. OPPO F5 series/A73 – (Android 8.x)
72. OPPO F7 series – (Android 8.x)
73. OPPO F9 series – (Android 8.x)
74. Oukitel K12
75. Protruly D7
76. Realme 1
77. Sony Xperia C4
78. Sony Xperia C5 series
79. Sony Xperia L1
80. Sony Xperia L3
81. Sony Xperia XA series
82. Sony Xperia XA1 series
83. Southern Telecom Smartab ST1009X (MT8167)
84. TECNO Spark 3 series
85. Umidigi F1 series
86. Umidigi Power
87. Wiko Ride
88. Wiko Sunny
89. Wiko View3
90. Xiaomi Redmi 6/6A series
91. ZTE Blade A530
92. ZTE Blade D6/V6
93. ZTE Quest 5 Z3351S
If you’re not on the list, you can try checking for vulnerabilities by manually running the scripts in article http://bit.ly/mediatek-su or refer to the vulnerability information at the address. http://bit.ly/mediatek-su-rootkit.
To patch the flaw, you often visit Settings (settings) – About phone (about phone) – System update (software update). Note, the name and location of the options may vary depending on the device you are using.
