CVE-2016-6917

Buffer overflow in nvhostjob.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5...

CVE-2016-6917

CVE-2016-6917 is a buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c of the NVIDIA video driver for Android, affecting Shield TV (OTA 3.3) and Shield Table (OTA 4.4) and Shield Table TK1 (OTA 1.5). The underlying issue is a buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c that can cause a system crash. The NVIDIA security bulletin...

Android Security Bulletin—April 2017Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

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

March Android Security Update Breaks SafetyNet, Android Pay

An issue with the March Android over-the-air security update has been resolved after Nexus 6 users complained that Android Pay no longer worked after installation of the update. The update in fact broke Android’s SafetyNet API which provides a constant check on device integrity, blocking access t...

Android Security Bulletin—March 2017Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

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...

Android Security Bulletin—February 2017Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

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...

Android Security Bulletin—January 2017Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

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...

Google 'Android Things' — An Operating System for the Internet of Things

Google announced a Developers Preview of "Android Things" — an Android-based operating system platform for smart devices and Internet of Things IoT products. The Android-based Internet of Things OS is designed to make it easier for developers to build a smart appliance since they will be able to...

CVE-2016-6916

Integer overflow in nvhostjob.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service system crash via unspecified vectors, which triggers a buffer overflow...

CVE-2016-6917

Buffer overflow in nvhostjob.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5...

Backdoor Found in Firmware of Some Android Devices

Nearly three million Android devices are vulnerable to an attack that could allow a hacker to compromise over-the-air OTA updates to the devices and allow adversaries to remotely execute commands with root privileges. The problem stems from what researchers call an insecure implementation of an O...

Dangerous Rootkit found Pre-Installed on nearly 3 Million Android Phones

Here's some bad news for Android users again. Nearly 3 Million Android devices worldwide are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle MITM attacks that could allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code with root privileges, turning over full control of the devices to hackers. According to a new...

Ragentek Android OTA update mechanism vulnerable to MITM attack

Overview Ragentek Android software contains an over-the-air update mechanism that communicates over an unencrypted channel, which can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Description CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check - CVE-2016-6564 Android...

Android Security Bulletin—November 2016Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

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-2016-7989

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung's implementation of the WifiServiceImpl class within wifi-service.jar. This causes the Android runtime to continually...

Design/Logic Flaw

On Samsung Galaxy S4 through S7 devices, a malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message sent remotely triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung's implementation of the WifiServiceImpl class within wifi-service.jar. This causes the Android runtime to continually...

CVE-2016-7989

CVE-2016-7989 affects Samsung Galaxy S4–S7. A malformed OTA WAP PUSH SMS containing an OMACP message triggers an unhandled ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in Samsung’s WifiServiceImpl (wifi-service.jar), causing the Android runtime to crash repeatedly and render the device unusable until a factory...

Android Security Bulletin—October 2016Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

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

Android Security Bulletin—September 2016Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

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

Warning: Millions of Xiaomi Phones Vulnerable to Remote Hacking

Millions of Xiaomi smartphones are vulnerable to a dangerous remote code execution RCE vulnerability that could grant attackers complete control of handsets. The vulnerability, now patched, exists in MIUI – Xiaomi's own implementation of the Android operating system – in versions prior to MIUI...