Potential mitigations

Potential mitigations

2 years ago
Anonymous $6hYC3Wwiad

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-bug-can-leak-dns-traffic-with-vpn-kill-switch-enabled/

A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the "Always-on VPN" feature was enabled with the "Block connections without VPN" option.

"Always-on VPN" is designed to start the VPN service when the device boots and keep it running while the device or profile is on.

Potential mitigations

May 3, 2024, 9:26pm UTC
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-bug-can-leak-dns-traffic-with-vpn-kill-switch-enabled/ > A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the "Always-on VPN" feature was enabled with the "Block connections without VPN" option. > "Always-on VPN" is designed to start the VPN service when the device boots and keep it running while the device or profile is on.