Bringing Rust to the Pixel Baseband

2026-04-21T01:23:39Z972c855146cde64f108679d46c527bddf493746bbf5d19e96282a1551fa13c06
AndroidDBSCLLM-securityMerkle-tree-certificatesPQCTLSbasebandbrowser-securitycertificate-transparencychromecookie-theftdevice-bound-session-credentialsdns-parserindirect-prompt-injection (IPI)infostealermemory-safetymobile-securitymodempixelpost-quantum-cryptographyprompt-injectionquantum-saferemote-code-executionrustsession-security

What happened

This Google Security Blog roundup covers multiple platform and product security updates: Google integrated a memory-safe Rust DNS parser into the Pixel modem firmware to reduce memory-safety vulnerabilities after prior Project Zero modem RCE findings; Chrome and Google Accounts rolled out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to prevent cookie-based session theft against infostealer malware; Workspace protections and ongoing defenses against indirect prompt injection (IPI) for LLM-based apps were described; the Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) 2025 year-in-review highlighted ongoing bug-b

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2026-04-21T01:23:39Z
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