Authentication Bug Opens Android Smart-TV Box to Data Theft

A critical bug in the Hindotech HK1 TV Box would allow root-privilege escalation thanks to improper access control. A successful exploit would allow attackers to steal social-networking account tokens, Wi-Fi passwords, cookies, saved passwords, user-location data, message history, emails, contact...

Google Android AMLogic Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA for short. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the AMLogic component dm-verity in Google Android, which can be exploited by an attacker to elevate privileges...

ASB-A-157941353

In androidverityctr of dm-android-verity.c, there is a possible way to modify a dm-verity protected filesystem due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation...