Security Outfit Uncovers 88 "High Risk" Bugs in Android

Security firm Coverity decided to run a fine tooth comb over the Android kernel, or at least the one used in the HTC Droid (since each OEM uses customized code, there really is no single Android kernel). What they found were 359 defects in all, including 88 labeled as "high risk," which includes memory corruption, resource and memory leaks, and unitialized variables.

"We downloaded the code from HTC's developer site (http://developer.htc.com), configured, built, and analyzed it, and put the results on a server running our Coverity Integrity Manager web UI," the firm explained.

How serious these flaws really are remains to be seen. Coverity said it will go public with the full technical details after an unspecified waiting period.