Security Advisory - PXN Defense Mechanism Failure Vulnerability in Huawei Mobile Phones

There is a Privileged Execute-Never PXN defense mechanism failure vulnerability in the drive code of some Huawei mobile phones. An attacker may trick users into installing malicious apps which can disable the PXN defense mechanism by invoking related drive code to crash the system or escalate...

Android kernel sensitive information leakage vulnerability

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. Android's kernel has a security vulnerability that allows remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities to build malicious applications that can access sensitive information...

Android NVIDIA Analytics Tool Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in Android's NVIDIA Analytics tool allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications that can access sensitive information...

Android Mediaserver elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2016-09558)

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. Android's Mediaserver has a security vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to build malicious apps with elevated privileges...

Android MediaTek video driver elevation of privilege vulnerability

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in Android's MediaTek video driver allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications with elevated privileges...

Android NVIDIA Analysis Tool Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2016-09565)

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in Android's NVIDIA Analytics tool allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications that can access sensitive information...

Android NVIDIA MMC Test Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in Android's NVIDIA MMC test driver allows a remote attacker to exploit the vulnerability to build malicious apps with elevated privileges...

Android Qualcomm component elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2016-09574)

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. There is a security vulnerability in the Qualcomm component of Android that allows a remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications and elevate privileges...

Android Qualcomm component elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2016-09563)

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. There is a security vulnerability in the Qualcomm component of Android that allows a remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications and elevate privileges...

Android kernel sensitive information leakage vulnerability (CNVD-2016-09566)

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in Android's kernel Binder allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications that can access sensitive information...

Android Zygote elevation of privilege vulnerability

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in the core/java/android/os/Process.java file in Android's Zygote allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications with elevated privileges...

Android Mediaserver Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2016-07432)

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Consortium. A security vulnerability exists in Android Mediaserver, which allows remote attackers to build malicious applications that can be exploited to trick users into parsing, which can crash...

Android Mediaserver Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2016-07429)

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Consortium. A security vulnerability exists in Android Mediaserver, which allows remote attackers to build malicious applications that can be exploited to trick users into parsing, which can crash...

Android Qualcomm elevation of privilege vulnerability

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in Qualcomm on Android allows a remote attacker to exploit the vulnerability to build special applications that can be tricked into parsing by the user and can execute arbitrary code in the kernel context...

HummingBad Android Malware Connected to YiSpecter iOS Attacks

The same group of cybercriminals behind a strain of iOS malware uncovered last year have apparently diversified and now dabble in Android malware. The group, dubbed Yingmob, has been running a malware campaign named HummingBad that controls 10 million Android devices globally and rakes in $300,00...

Chinese Ad Firm Infected 85 Million Android Users to Get More Clicks

An Android-based malware campaign has been found to control as many as 85 million Android devices globally and is making its gang an estimated $300,000 per month in fraudulent ad revenue. A Chinese advertising company called Yingmob is responsible for distributing the malware on a massive scale a...

This Android Hacking Group is making $500,000 per day

Own an Android smartphone? Hackers can secretly install malicious apps, games, and pop-up adverts on your smartphone remotely in order to make large sums of money. Security researchers at Cheetah Mobile have uncovered one of the world's largest and most prolific Trojan families, infecting million...

Android NVIDIA Camera Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Android on Nexus 9 is an open source operating system that runs on the Nexus 6 and is based on Linux. A security vulnerability in the NVIDIA camera driver for Android on Nexus 9 allows an attacker to exploit the vulnerability to build special applications with elevated privileges...

Android NVIDIA Video Driver elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2016-02829)

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. A security vulnerability in the Android NVIDIA Video Driver allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability to build malicious applications with elevated privileges...

Android Binder Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Android is an open source operating system based on Linux. Android Binder has a security vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to build malicious apps with elevated privileges...