USN-5856-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Davide Ornaghi discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle VLAN headers in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-0179 Hu Jiahui discovered that multiple race...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5809-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-5809-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-4378 Tamás Koczka discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP handshake...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-5809-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5809-1 advisory. Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause...

How to instrument system applications on Android stock images

By Vitor Ventura This post is the result of research presented at Recon Montreal 2022. Two slide decks are provided along with this research . One is the presentation showing the whole process and how to do it on Google Play Protect services. The other one is a workshop on how to do it on an...

USN-5799-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code...

USN-5783-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

Tamás Koczka discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP handshake implementation in the Linux kernel contained multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

CVE-2022-42515

In MiscService::DoOemSetRtpPktlossThreshold of miscservice.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability (USN-5783-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5783-1 advisory. Tams Koczka discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP handshake implementation in the Linux kernel contained multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities. A physically...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5780-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5773-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

The weirdest security stories of 2022

Theres been a lot of weird and frankly bizarre attacks over the course of 2022, nestled in amongst the usual ransomware outbreaks and data breaches. Whether were talking social media, email, or even malware, theres been a mind bending tale of tall behaviour in almost every corner. Its time to...

Leaked Signing Keys Are Being Used to Sign Malware

A bunch of Android OEM signing keys have been leaked or stolen, and they are actively being used to sign malware. Łukasz Siewierski, a member of Googles Android Security Team, has a post on the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative AVPI issue tracker detailing leaked platform certificate keys...

Hackers Sign Android Malware Apps with Compromised Platform Certificates

Platform certificates used by Android smartphone vendors like Samsung, LG, and MediaTek have been found to be abused to sign malicious apps. The findings were first discovered and reported by Google reverse engineer Łukasz Siewierski on Thursday. "A platform certificate is the application signing...

USN-5693-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

David Bouman and Billy Jheng Bing Jhong discovered that a race condition existed in the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-2602...

USN-5634-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

Domingo Dirutigliano and Nicola Guerrera discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rules that truncated packets below the packet header size. When such rules are in place, a remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5596-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-5596-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5596-1 advisory. Asaf Modelevsky discovered that the IntelR 10GbE PCI Express ixgbe Ethernet driver for the Linux kernel performed insufficient control flow management. A...

USN-5596-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Asaf Modelevsky discovered that the IntelR 10GbE PCI Express ixgbe Ethernet driver for the Linux kernel performed insufficient control flow management. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2021-33061 It was discovered that the framebuffer driver on the Linux...

USN-5590-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

Domingo Dirutigliano and Nicola Guerrera discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle rules that truncated packets below the packet header size. When such rules are in place, a remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash...