Advanced threat predictions for 2025

We at Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team monitor over 900 APT advanced persistent threat groups and operations. At the end of each year, we take a step back to assess the most complex and sophisticated attacks that have shaped the threat landscape. These insights enable us to anticipat...

iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS contain a double-free vulnerability in the XNU kernel lio_listio() function

Overview iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS contain a double-free vulnerability in the GNU kernel's liolistio function, which can allow a malicious application to achieve unsandboxed, kernel-level code execution. Description iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS contain an a double-free...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, allowing a hacker to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of Synaptics’ sensor screen driver in the Android operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary local malware code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “high” because it...

CVE-2016-8447

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in MediaTek components, including the thermal driver and video driver, could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged...