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Security2026-09-14 · source-backed
Calif.io's OEMpocalypse chains a logic flaw in OEM IPC endpoints to escape SELinux untrusted_app into a privileged OEM process, then hits a page use-after-free in vendor kernel drivers for arbitrary physical memory read/write and root. Verified on Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy S26, Xiaomi 17, Oppo Find X9 Ultra and OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra with locked bootloaders and verified boot intact. The bug class lives in One UI, HyperOS and ColorOS, not AOSP. Samsung's September 8 patch fixed 90 issues and doesn't list CVE-2026-43499; Xiaomi and Oppo have said nothing.
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