Updated kernel-tmb packages fixes security and other bugs

This kernel-tmb update is based on upstream 4.9.43 and fixes at least the following security issues: The curseg-segno call in f2fs driver can be malformed so that it will have a value that triggers an out of boundary write that could cause memory corruption on the affected devices, leading to cod...

PT-2017-2501

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA sound driver affected versions not specified Android affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the NVIDIA sound driver for the Android operating system. It may allow a remote...

CVE-2017-6249: Undefined Security Weakness

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A...

Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Android Qualcomm components (CNVD-2017-14387)

Android is a free and open-source Linux-based operating system used primarily on mobile devices. Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Google Android Qualcomm component. An attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges...

CVE-2017-6248

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A...

Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek command queue driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions:...

CVE-2017-0648

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel FIQ debugger could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the...

PT-2017-2312

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek sound driver, which could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of t...

PT-2017-2313

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions prior to 3.10 Android Kernel-3.10 Description The issue is related to a debugger in the Linux kernel's FIQ, which has inadequate access control. This could allow a remote attacker to elevate privileges and execute arbitra...

Android kernel FIQ debugger elevation of privilege vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system jointly developed by Google and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA. kernel FIQ debugger is one of the kernel debugger components. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the kernel FIQ debugger in Android. An attacker can exploit this...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, allowing a hacker to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of the Qualcomm Android operating system’s audio driver is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “high” because it requires...

The vulnerability of the Android operating system, allowing a hacker to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of the Qualcomm Android operating system’s camera driver is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “high” because it requires...

The vulnerability of the Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver for the Android operating system allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Qualcomm Wi-Fi driver in the Android operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “high” because it requires...

The vulnerability of the audio driver of Qualcomm’s Android operating system allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the Qualcomm Android operating system’s audio driver is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “high” because it requires...

Vulnerability of NVIDIA GPU operating system drivers for Android, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of NVIDIA GPU operating system drivers for Android is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “critical” due to the possibility of...

Vulnerability of NVIDIA GPU operating system drivers for Android, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code

The vulnerability of NVIDIA GPU operating system drivers for Android is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary malicious code within the kernel context. This issue is considered “critical” due to the possibility of...

CVE-2017-0620

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Secure Channel Manager driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android...

CVE-2017-0621

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm camera driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions:...

CVE-2017-0608

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions:...

Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions:...