Design/Logic Flaw

Reported in SOLR-14515 private and fixed in SOLR-14561 public, released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/86/index-replication.htmlhttp-api-commands-for-the-replicationhandler allows commands backup, restore and deleteBackup. Each of these take a...

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13941

Reported in SOLR-14515 private and fixed in SOLR-14561 public, released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/86/index-replication.htmlhttp-api-commands-for-the-replicationhandler allows commands backup, restore and deleteBackup. Each of these take a...

CVE-2020-13941

CVE-2020-13941 concerns Apache Solr’s replication handler. The vulnerability arises because the backup, restore, and deleteBackup HTTP API commands accept a location parameter that was not validated, enabling read/write access to any location the solr user can access. Multiple sources note this w...

PT-2020-13792 · Apache · Apache Solr

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apache Solr versions prior to 8.6.0 Description: The issue is related to the Replication handler, which allows commands such as backup, restore, and deleteBackup. These commands take a location parameter that was not validated, allowing...

Design/Logic Flaw

An arbitrary memory overwrite vulnerability in the trusted memory of Asylo exists in versions prior to 0.6.0. As the ecallrestore function fails to validate the range of the outputlen pointer, an attacker can manipulate the tmpoutputlen value and write to an arbitrary location in the trusted...

Flaws in Samsung Phones Exposed Android Users to Remote Attacks

New research disclosed a string of severe security vulnerabilities in the 'Find My Mobile '—an Android app that comes pre-installed on most Samsung smartphones—that could have allowed remote attackers to track victims' real-time location, monitor phone calls, and messages, and even delete data...

Flaws in Samsung Phones Exposed Android Users to Remote Attacks

New research disclosed a string of severe security vulnerabilities in the 'Find My Mobile'—an Android app that comes pre-installed on most Samsung smartphones—that could have allowed remote attackers to track victims' real-time location, monitor phone calls, and messages, and even delete data...

CVE-2020-0250

In requestCellInfoUpdateInternal of PhoneInterfaceManager.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of location data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:...

CVE-2020-0250

In requestCellInfoUpdateInternal of PhoneInterfaceManager.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of location data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:...

CVE-2020-0239

In getDocumentMetadata of DocumentsContract.java, there is a possible disclosure of location metadata from a file due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure from a file eg. a photo containing location metadata with no additional execution privileges needed. User...

CVE-2020-0239

In getDocumentMetadata of DocumentsContract.java, there is a possible disclosure of location metadata from a file due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure from a file eg. a photo containing location metadata with no additional execution privileges needed. User...

CVE-2020-0250

In requestCellInfoUpdateInternal of PhoneInterfaceManager.java, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure of location data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:...

CVE-2020-0250

CVE-2020-0250 affects Android 10 (Dialed in by CVE entry: In requestCellInfoUpdateInternal of PhoneInterfaceManager.java, a missing permission check allows local information disclosure of location data without extra execution privileges or user interaction). Connected sources confirm details acro...

CVE-2020-0239

In getDocumentMetadata of DocumentsContract.java, there is a possible disclosure of location metadata from a file due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure from a file eg. a photo containing location metadata with no additional execution privileges needed. User...

US firm accused of secretly installing location tracking SDK in mobile apps

By Zara Khan AUS government contractor 'Anomaly Six' has location tracking software hidden in more than 500 mobile apps. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US firm accused of secretly installing location tracking SDK in mobile apps...

Collecting and Selling Mobile Phone Location Data

The Wall Street Journal has an article about a company called Anomaly Six LLC that has an SDK that's used by "more than 500 mobile applications." Through that SDK, the company collects location data from users, which it then sells. Anomaly Six is a federal contractor that provides...

The NSA on the Risks of Exposing Location Data

The NSA has issued an advisory on the risks of location data. Mitigations reduce, but do not eliminate, location tracking risks in mobile devices. Most users rely on features disabled by such mitigations, making such safeguards impractical. Users should be aware of these risks and take action bas...

NSA Releases Guidance on Limiting Location Data Exposure

The National Security Agency NSA has released an information sheet with guidance on how to limit location data exposure for National Security System NSS / Department of Defense DoD system users, as well as the general public. NSA outlines mobile device geolocation services and provides...

NSA Warns Smartphones Leak Location Data

Mobile devices expose location data in more ways than most people know, and turning off services such as Find My Phone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth can help mitigate tracking, but are no silver bullet that prevents a third party from tracking users. That’s advice shared by U.S. top spy division, the...

USN-4432-2 grub2, grub2-signed regression

USN-4432-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GRUB2 affecting Secure Boot environments. Unfortunately, the update introduced regressions for some BIOS systems either pre-UEFI or UEFI configured in Legacy mode, preventing them from successfully booting. This update addresses the issue. Users with BIOS syste...