CVE-2016-6728

CVE-2016-6728 is a privilege-escalation flaw in the kernel ION subsystem of Android that could allow a local malicious app to execute code in kernel context. The issue is triggered via ION memory management and historically affects Android releases prior to the 2016-11-05 patch level, with potent...

Critical Android Vulnerability 'Drammer' Impacts Millions of Handsets

Researchers have published details of a new method for exploiting a problem with Android devices tied to a hardware flaw within DRAM memory modules that can allow attackers to get root-level access to target machines. The vulnerability, dubbed Drammer, could give an attacker root access to millio...