Luckily, a community fostered fix seems pretty simple too -- XDA user RyanZA has already created a patch to modify write permissions on affected devices -- though Galaxy S III users are reporting that the fix cripples the phone's camera app.

ENGADGET: Security exploit opens Samsung Galaxy S III, Note II to attack, could let apps from Google Play write to Kernel

We saw XDA-Developer member Football4PDA post a schematic of the Accord less than a week ago, and today he's posting what could be more concrete information.

ENGADGET: HTC Accord may become the mid-range 8X, make a little more Sense

G33k3r, Rohan32 and others at XDA-Developers may just save us from camping at the Google Play storefront through a new software hack.

ENGADGET: Rough hack converts an Optimus G to a Nexus 4, minus the constant sellouts