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The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Alongside the bulletin, we have released a security update to Google devices through an over-the-air OTA update. The Google device firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer...

CVE-2016-8405

An information disclosure vulnerability in Linux kernel could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. To exploit the flaw it is first required to compromise a privileged process...

Security update for java-1_7_0-openjdk (important)

This update for java-170-openjdk fixes the following issues: - Oracle Critical Patch Update of January 2017 to OpenJDK 7u131 bsc1020905: Security Fixes - S8138725: Add options for Javadoc generation - S8140353: Improve signature checking - S8151934, CVE-2017-3231: Resolve class resolution -...

There is a vulnerability in OpenSSL used by AIX

IBM SECURITY ADVISORY First Issued: Fri Feb 17 16:58:26 CST 2017 The most recent version of this document is available here: http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssladvisory23.asc https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssladvisory23.asc...

There are multiple vulnerabilities in NTPv3 and NTPv4 that impact AIX.

IBM SECURITY ADVISORY First Issued: Mon Feb 13 15:32:47 CST 2017 |Updated: Mon Oct 2 10:47:12 CDT 2017 |Update 2: Removed bos.net.tcp.ntp from the impacted fileset list for | AIX 7200-01-02. Fileset bos.net.tcp.ntpd is still listed as impacted | for AIX 7200-01-02. The most recent version of this...

CVE-2017-0425

An information disclosure vulnerability in Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without permission. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1,...

CVE-2017-0426

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Filesystem could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without permission. Product: Android. Versions: 7.0, 7.1.1. Andro...

Information disclosure

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10,...

CVE-2017-0424

An information disclosure vulnerability in AOSP Messaging could enable a remote attacker using a special crafted file to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a general bypass for a user level defense in depth or exploit mitigation technology ...

CVE-2017-0451

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10,...

Information disclosure

An information disclosure vulnerability in Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without permission. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1,...

Information disclosure

An information disclosure vulnerability in AOSP Messaging could enable a remote attacker using a special crafted file to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a general bypass for a user level defense in depth or exploit mitigation technology ...

CVE-2017-0424

An information disclosure vulnerability in AOSP Messaging could enable a remote attacker using a special crafted file to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a general bypass for a user level defense in depth or exploit mitigation technology ...

CVE-2017-0426

Summary: CVE-2017-0426 is a local information-disclosure vulnerability in the Android Filesystem affecting Android 7.0 and 7.1.1. The issue could allow a local malicious app to access data outside its permission levels. Root cause is described as an information-disclosure weakness in the Filesyst...

Lifting the (Hyper) Visor: Bypassing Samsung’s Real-Time Kernel Protection

Posted by Gal Beniamini, Project Zero Traditionally, the operating system’s kernel is the last security boundary standing between an attacker and full control over a target system. As such, additional care must be taken in order to ensure the integrity of the kernel. First, when a system boots, t...

SUSE-SU-2017:0346-1 Security update for java-1_8_0-openjdk

This update for java-180-openjdk fixes the following issues: Oracle Critical Patch Update of January 2017 bsc1020905 Upgrade to version jdk8u121 icedtea 3.3.0: - S8138725: Add options for Javadoc generation - S8140353: Improve signature checking - S8151934, CVE-2017-3231: Resolve class resolution...

Windows Exploit Suggester

Windows Exploit Suggester This tool compares a targets patch levels against the Microsoft vulnerability database in order to detect potential missing patches on the target. It also notifies the user if there are public exploits and Metasploit modules available for the missing bulletins. Windows...

CVE-2017-0402

An information disclosure vulnerability in lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp in libeffects in Audioserver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitive data without...

CVE-2017-0401

An information disclosure vulnerability in lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp in libeffects in the Qualcomm audio post processor could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it could be used to access sensitiv...

CVE-2016-8475

An information disclosure vulnerability in the HTC input driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android...