Google shoehorned Rust into Pixel 10 modem to make legacy code safer

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  • Google is integrating the Rust programming language into the Pixel 10’s modem firmware to mitigate memory-safety vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows.

  • The shift allows the modem to block Remote Code Execution (RCE) attempts triggered by malicious radio signals or SMS that require no user interaction.

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Does this mean my phone will start rusting? Can you recommend a good way to derust it? :robot:

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After all the connectivity problems they have had using the Samsung exynos modem, Google really needs to drop the exynos modem and go back using Qualcomm Modems.

The rumor is that the new Google Pixel 11 will start using MediaTek modems, if so, this may be good news…