Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-4225-2)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4225-2 advisory. USN-4225-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 19.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement H...

USN-4225-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-4225-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 19.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 19.10 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4225-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4225-1 advisory. It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4227-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4227-1 advisory. It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attack...

CVE-2019-19534

An information-leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's pcan USB driver. When a device using this driver connects to the system, the stack information is leaked to the CAN bus, a controller area network for automobiles. The highest threat with this vulnerability is breach of data confidentiality...

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19529

In the Linux kernel before 5.3.11, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/net/can/usb/mcbausb.c driver, aka CID-4d6636498c41...

Mazda 2 Instrument Cluster Accelorometer Mover

This module moves the needle of the accelorometer and speedometer of the Mazda 2 instrument cluster This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Mazda 2 Instrument Cluster Accelorometer...

New 4CAN tool helps identify vulnerabilities in on-board car computers

By Alex DeTrano, Jason Royes, and Matthew Valites. Executive summary Modern automobiles contain hundreds of sensors and mechanics that communicate via computers to understand their surrounding environment. Those components provide real-time information to drivers, connect the vehicle to a global...

DHS Warns Small Airplanes Vulnerable to Flight Data Manipulation Attacks

What could be more horrifying than knowing that a hacker can trick the plane's electronic systems into displaying false flight data to the pilot, which could eventually result in loss of control? Of course, the attacker would never wish to be on the same flight, so in this article, we are going t...

DHS Warning: Small Aircraft are Ripe for Hacking

The Department of Homeland Security issued an alert Tuesday warning that small aircraft are vulnerable to hackers that can gain physical access to a plane. It warned that a hacker can easily manipulate aircraft telemetry data, which can result in loss of control of the airplane. The bulletin was...

CAN Flood

This module floods a CAN interface with supplied frames. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'CAN Flood', 'Description' = 'This module floods a CAN interface with supplied frames.',...

Security Analysis Toolkit for Proprietary Car Protocols: CANalyzat0r

While car manufacturers steadily refine and advance vehicle systems, requirements of the underlying networks increase even further. Striving for smart cars, a fast-growing amount of components are interconnected within a single car. This results in specialized and often proprietary car protocols...

CBM - Car Backdoor Maker

A hardware-backdoor for CAN bus - by @UnaPibaGeek & @holesec For the first time, a hardware backdoor tool is presented having several advanced features, such as: remote control via SMS commands, automated launch of attack payloads at a GPS location or when a specific car status is reached; and a...

Check For and Prep the Pyrotechnic Devices (Airbags, Battery Clamps, etc.)

Acting in the role of a Pyrotechnical Device Deployment Tool PDT, this module will first query all Pyrotechnic Control Units PCUs in the target vehicle to discover how many pyrotechnic devices are present, then attempt to validate the security access token using the default simplified algorithm. ...

IoT is Insecure, Get Over It! Say Researchers

BOSTON—Noted security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek said the Internet of Things can’t be secure, but it can be tamed. Drawing from their car hacking experience, the two spent the morning contemplating the larger universe of IoT security and conceded that there will always be thousands ...

CVE-2017-14937

The airbag detonation algorithm allows injury to passenger-car occupants via predictable Security Access SA data to the internal CAN bus or the OBD connector. This affects the airbag control units aka pyrotechnical control units or PCUs of unspecified passenger vehicles manufactured in 2014 or...

Design/Logic Flaw

The airbag detonation algorithm allows injury to passenger-car occupants via predictable Security Access SA data to the internal CAN bus or the OBD connector. This affects the airbag control units aka pyrotechnical control units or PCUs of unspecified passenger vehicles manufactured in 2014 or...

CVE-2017-14937

The airbag detonation algorithm allows injury to passenger-car occupants via predictable Security Access SA data to the internal CAN bus or the OBD connector. This affects the airbag control units aka pyrotechnical control units or PCUs of unspecified passenger vehicles manufactured in 2014 or...

CVE-2017-14937

The CVE describes a vulnerability in airbag pyrotechnic control units (PCUs) affecting unspecified passenger vehicles (2014+ when ignition is on and speed

Building a Car Hacking Development Workbench: Part 1

Introduction There is a vast body of knowledge hiding inside your car. Whether you are an auto enthusiast, developer, hobbyist, security researcher, or just curious about vehicles, building a development bench can be an exciting project to facilitate understanding and experimentation without...