USN-3084-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Pengfei Wang discovered a race condition in the audit subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to corrupt audit logs or disrupt system-call auditing. CVE-2016-6136 It was discovered that the powerpc and powerpc64 hypervisor-mode KVM implementation in the Linux kernel for did...

MITM BLE Security Assessment: gattacker

MITM BLE Security Assessment A Node.js package for BLE Bluetooth Low Energy Man-in-the-Middle & more The tool creates exact copy of attacked device in Bluetooth layer, and then tricks mobile application to interpret its broadcasts and connect to it instead the original device. At the same time, i...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities (USN-3070-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3070-2 advisory. A missing permission check when settings ACLs was discovered in nfsd. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain access to any file by setting an ACL...

USN-3070-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

A missing permission check when settings ACLs was discovered in nfsd. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain access to any file by setting an ACL. CVE-2016-1237 Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the Reliable Datagram Sockets RDS implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacke...

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: cryptobone-1.0.5-1.fc23

The Crypto Bone is a secure messaging system that makes sure a user's email is always encrypted without burdening the user with the message key management. Based on a GUI and a separate daemon, both ease-of-use and security are assured by a novel approach to encryption key management. While the...

[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: cryptobone-1.0.5-1.fc24

The Crypto Bone is a secure messaging system that makes sure a user's email is always encrypted without burdening the user with the message key management. Based on a GUI and a separate daemon, both ease-of-use and security are assured by a novel approach to encryption key management. While the...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities (USN-3056-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3056-1 advisory. Ben Hawkes discovered an integer overflow in the Linux netfilter implementation. On systems running 32 bit kernels, a local unprivileged attacker could u...

USN-3056-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Ben Hawkes discovered an integer overflow in the Linux netfilter implementation. On systems running 32 bit kernels, a local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. CVE-2016-3135 It was...

This ATM Hack Allows Crooks to Steal Money From Chip-and-Pin Cards

Forget about security! It turns out that the Chip-and-PIN cards are just as easy to clone as magnetic stripe cards. It took researchers just a simple chip and pin hack to withdraw up to $50,000 in cash from an ATM in America in under 15 minutes. We have been told that EMV Europay, MasterCard and...

USN-3035-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerability

Jan Stancek discovered that the Linux kernel's memory manager did not properly handle moving pages mapped by the asynchronous I/O AIO ring buffer to the other nodes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities (USN-3016-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3016-2 advisory. Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility...

USN-3017-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility IPTSOSETREPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute...

USN-3016-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility IPTSOSETREPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute...

USN-3007-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Justin Yackoski discovered that the Atheros L2 Ethernet Driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2016-2117 Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use...

USN-3004-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Justin Yackoski discovered that the Atheros L2 Ethernet Driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2016-2117 Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use...

Usable Privacy Box: UpriBox

The upribox software is used to create Raspberry Pi images to turn your Raspberry Pi into a privacy-enhancing Wireless router. See the official Raspberry Pi documentation for pointers on how to install the upribox image on the SD card. Upon the first boot the SSH/VPN keys are automatically...

Raspberry Pi 3 to get official Android OS support

It's fair to say the success of the ARM-powered Raspberry Pi computers have surpassed expectations and have been a godsend to hobbyists, hackers, and students. If you're one of those people looking for unofficial hacks to install Android OS on a Raspberry Pi device, then stop and wait for the...

Network Wide Hardware Ad Blocking: Pi-Hole

The Pi-hole can block ads for all devices on your network. All you need is a Raspberry Pi connected to your router. It was inspired as a low-cost,open source alternative to the AdTrap. The Pi-hole works on the the B, B+and Pi 2 it can also run on the Zero, but you need a micro-USB-to-Ethernet...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerability (USN-2979-3)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2979-3 advisory. Philip Pettersson discovered that the Linux kernel's ASN.1 DER decoder did not properly process certificate files with tags of indefinite length. A local...

USN-2979-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerability

Philip Pettersson discovered that the Linux kernel's ASN.1 DER decoder did not properly process certificate files with tags of indefinite length. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privilege...