Android Devices Linux Zero Day Kernel Vulnerability

Google is downplaying the scope of the critical Linux vulnerability patched this week, suggesting that the number of affected Android devices has been exaggerated. The Android OS is built upon the Linux kernel, but minus many of the libraries that are included in standard Linux builds. Initially,...

January 2016 Android Nexus Security Bulletin

Since last summer’s Stagefright vulnerabilities toppled the Android world for a few weeks, researchers inside and out of Google have been taking a close look at not only the maligned media playback engine, but also at Mediaserver where it lives. Today’s release of the monthly Android Nexus Securi...

Nexus Security Bulletin—January 2016Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

We have released a security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air OTA update as part of our Android Security Bulletin Monthly Release process. The Nexus firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer site. Builds LMY49F or later and Android 6.0 with Security Patch Level...

Google released the Android key on the media process and the root vulnerability patch-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Google for Nexus smartphones and tablets, released a batch of new security patches,solved by a vicious e-mail, web pages and multimedia invasion the Android device's vulnerability. Google in the security Bulletin said: the firmware update is applied the radio update promotion to support Nexus...

December 2015 Android Over-the-Air Nexus Security Update

Google has patched another critical Android vulnerability in Mediaserver, which has been maligned since this summer’s barrage of patches for the Stagefright vulnerability, along with a critical rooting vulnerability in the mobile operating system’s kernel. In all, 19 vulnerabilities were patched ...

Nexus Security Bulletin - December 2015Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

We have released a security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air OTA update as part of our Android Security Bulletin Monthly Release process. The Nexus firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer site. Builds LMY48Z or later and Android 6.0 with Security Patch Level...

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS USB Driver Input Validation Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco NX-OS software is a data center-class operating system that embodies modular design, sustainability, and maintainability. A security vulnerability exists in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS that allows a local user to crash the kernel by submitting special parameters to the target USB driv...

CVE-2015-6394

The kernel in Cisco NX-OS 5.29N11 on Nexus 5000 devices allows local users to cause a denial of service device crash via crafted USB parameters, aka Bug ID CSCus89408...

Design/Logic Flaw

The kernel in Cisco NX-OS 5.29N11 on Nexus 5000 devices allows local users to cause a denial of service device crash via crafted USB parameters, aka Bug ID CSCus89408...

CVE-2015-6394

The kernel in Cisco NX-OS 5.29N11 on Nexus 5000 devices allows local users to cause a denial of service device crash via crafted USB parameters, aka Bug ID CSCus89408...

CVE-2015-6394

CVE-2015-6394 affects Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 5000 series with kernel DoS vulnerability exposed by USB driver parameters. Specifically, Cisco NX-OS 5.2(9)N1(1) is vulnerable to a local attacker who can crash the device by sending crafted USB parameters, per Bug CSCus89408. The issue is a local, kern...

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series USB Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the USB driver for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service DoS condition due to a kernel crash. The vulnerability is due to insufficient handling of USB input parameters. An attacker could exploit this...

The industry's conscience: BlackBerry can bypass operators to offer Android security patches-bug warning-the black bar safety net

Each Android phone manufacturer managed to every month on time security updates, but they face a big problem: security updates usually need to obtain the operator's approval, which means that before the update need to wait a few weeks. However, BlackBerry select uncompromising. BlackBerry company...

November 2015 Android Security Bulletin

The Stagefright vulnerabilities are the gifts that keep on giving. Months after the potentially devastating security flaws in the mobile OS were publicly disclosed, Google continues to send out patches addressing vulnerabilities related to the initial reports. Today’s monthly Android security...

Hack The Galaxy: Hunting Bugs in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Posted by Natalie Silvanovich, Planner of Bug Bashes Recently, Project Zero researched a popular Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. We discovered and reported 11 high-impact security issues as a result. This post discusses our motivations behind the research, our approach in looking for...

Nexus Security Bulletin - November 2015Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

We have released a security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air OTA update as part of our Android Security Bulletin Monthly Release process. The Nexus firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer site. Builds LMY48X or later and Android Marshmallow with Security Pat...

PT-2015-7640 · Ntt +2 · Ntp-Dev +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: NTP-dev version 4.3.70 Cisco Nexus affected versions not specified Description: An integer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted private mode packet with the correct message authentication code and a valid timestamp, leading ...

Researchers Find 85 Percent of Android Devices Insecure

Roughly 85 percent of Android devices have been exposed to one of 13 critical vulnerabilities that plague the operating system – and because of a chronic failure by carriers to issue patches, many linger without getting fixed for far too long, researchers said. Especially in the wake of...

The vulnerability of the NX-OS network operating system allows a hacker to gain access to user passwords, which are presented in an isolated manner.

The vulnerability of the NX-OS network operating system is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor, who operates remotely and has completed the authentication process, to gain access to user passwords stored in an isolated manner...

The vulnerability of the NX-OS network operating system allows a hacker to gain root user privileges.

The vulnerability of the NX-OS network operating system is related to deficiencies in access control for certain functions. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, who operates remotely and has completed the authentication process, to gain root user privileges due to errors in...