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The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2019-05-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Android partners are...

CVE-2018-9588

In avdtscbhdlreport of avdtscbact.cc in Android-7.0, Android-7.1.1, Android-7.1.2, Android-8.0, Android-8.1 and Android-9, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over Bluetooth with no additional execution privileges...

A Twitter Bug Left Android Users' Private Tweets Exposed For 4 Years

Twitter just admitted that the social network accidentally revealed some Android users' protected tweets to the public for more than 4 years — a kind of privacy blunder that you'd typically expect from Facebook. When you sign up for Twitter, all your Tweets are public by default, allowing anyone ...

CVE-2018-9453

In avdtmsgprscfg of avdtmsg.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0...

Integer overflow

Integer overflow in IAudioPolicyService.cpp in Android allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android Bug ID 19261727...

CVE-2015-1527

CVE-2015-1527 is tied to an integer overflow in IAudioPolicyService.cpp in Android, enabling local privilege escalation via a crafted app (Android Bug ID 19261727). Public records consolidate this as a local‑privilege‑escalation flaw in the Android audio policy service. The connected sources refe...

CVE-2016-6787

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 31095224...

Design/Logic Flaw

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30955111...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6787

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 31095224...

CVE-2016-6787

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 31095224...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6787

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 31095224...

CVE-2016-6786

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30955111...

CVE-2016-6787

kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 31095224...

CVE-2016-6691

service/jni/comandroidserverwifiGbk2Utf.cpp in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi gbk2utf module in Android before 2016-10-05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service framework crash or possibly have unspecified other impact via an access point that has a malformed SSID with GBK encoding, aka Qualcom...

CVE-2016-3932

mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29161895 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02770870...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3932

mediaserver in Android before 2016-10-05 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29161895 and MediaTek internal bug ALPS02770870...

CVE-2016-3897

The WifiEnterpriseConfig class in net/wifi/WifiEnterpriseConfig.java in Wi-Fi in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-09-01 includes a password in the return value of a toString method call, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information vi...

CVE-2016-3869

The Broadcom Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, and Pixel C devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 29009982 and Broadcom internal bug RB96070...

CVE-2016-3858

Buffer overflow in drivers/soc/qcom/subsystemrestart.c in the Qualcomm subsystem driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that provides a long string, aka Android internal bug 28675151 and Qualcomm internal bug...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3874

CORE/HDD/src/wlanhddwext.c in the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in Android before 2016-09-05 on Nexus 5X devices does not properly validate the arguments array, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that sends a WEUNITTESTCMD command, aka Android internal bug 29944562 and...