Google Adds Rust DNS Parser to Pixel Phones for Better Security

Google is integrating a Rust-based DNS parser into the modem firmware of its Pixel phones, starting with the Pixel 10 series, to address mounting security concerns around cellular modems. The move is part of Google's broader push to replace memory-unsafe C and C++ code with Rust, a language that eliminates entire classes of vulnerabilities that attackers have increasingly exploited in cellular modem firmware. While this initial implementation replaces just one risky component, Google says it lays the groundwork for more memory-safe code in future baseband processors.