CVE-2017-6899

CVE-2017-6899 concerns the function msm_bus_dbg_update_request_write in drivers/platform/msm/msm_bus/msm_bus_dbg.c, affecting android_kernel_huawei_msm8916 up to 2017-06-16 (LineageOS and possibly other MSM kernels). The vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service via a c...

CVE-2017-6899: NULL Pointer Dereference

The msmbusdbgupdaterequestwrite function in drivers/platform/msm/msmbus/msmbusdbg.c in androidkernelhuaweimsm8916 through 2017-06-16 in LineageOS, and possibly other kernels for MSM devices, allows attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and device crash via a crafted...

Cyanogen Shutting Down All Services; No More Android ROM Updates

A bittersweet Christmas and New Year for users and fans of the most popular custom Android ROM, Cyanogen OS. Cyanogen that tried and failed to kill Google's Android operating system is now shutting down the custom services that it provides to phones that run its Cyanogen OS as we know it and the...