[slackware-security] kernel

New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.1 to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/linux-3.10.103/: Upgraded. A flaw was found in the implementation of the Linux kernels handling of networking challenge ack where an attacker is...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the initial Android operating system loader from LG Electronics is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to enhance their privileges by gaining access to privileged processes...

CVE-2016-3851

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941...

CVE-2016-3851

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941...

CVE-2016-3850

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164...

CVE-2016-3850

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164...

Integer overflow

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3850

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164...

CVE-2016-3850

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164...

CVE-2016-3851

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941...

CVE-2016-3851

CVE-2016-3851 concerns an elevation-of-privilege issue in the LG Electronics bootloader on Nexus 5X devices. The vulnerability arises when a compromised privileged process can be leveraged to gain higher privileges within the system. Public details confirm this is a local escalation risk affectin...

CVE-2016-3850

CVE-2016-3850 describes an integer overflow in aboot.c (Qualcomm bootloader) affecting Android devices prior to 2016-08-05, including Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 (2013). The vulnerability allows privilege escalation via a crafted header field in a boot image. The provided documents do not specify exac...

CVE-2016-3850: Undefined Security Weakness

Integer overflow in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6P, and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted header field in a boot image, aka Android internal bug 27917291 and Qualcomm internal bug CR945164...

CVE-2016-3851: Undefined Security Weakness

The LG Electronics bootloader Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5X devices allows attackers to gain privileges by leveraging access to a privileged process, aka internal bug 29189941...

Android Qualcomm Bootloader Denial of Service Vulnerability

Android on Nexus 5 and 7 is an open source Linux-based operating system for the Nexus 5 and 7 smartphones developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance OHA.The Qualcomm bootloader is a Qualcomm-developed bootloader that is used in the... Qualcomm bootloader is a Qualcomm-developed bootloader....

CVE-2015-8893

app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to cause a denial of service OS outage or buffer over-read via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28822690 and Qualcomm internal bug CR822275...

Design/Logic Flaw

app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 2013 devices allows attackers to cause a denial of service OS outage or buffer over-read via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28822690 and Qualcomm internal bug CR822275...

CVE-2014-9798

platform/msmshared/devtree.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not check the relationship between tags addresses and aboot addresses, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service OS outage via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug...

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9798

platform/msmshared/devtree.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not check the relationship between tags addresses and aboot addresses, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service OS outage via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug...

CVE-2015-8893

CVE-2015-8893 concerns the Qualcomm bootloader (aboot.c) in Android on Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) devices. A crafted application can cause a denial of service (OS outage or buffer over-read). The issue affects Android platforms pre-dating the 2016-07-05 patch level; the available connected docume...