Google Android Kernel Synaptics touchscreen controller denial of service vulnerability

Android on Google Pixel and Nexus is a Linux-based open source operating system for Google Pixel and Nexus smartphones developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handset Alliance OHA.Kernel Synaptics The Kernel Synaptics touchscreen controller is one of the kernel touchscreen controllers. A denial of...

Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen

Researchers demonstrated a really clever hack: they hid malware in a replacement smart phone screen. The idea is that you would naively bring your smart phone in for repair, and the repair shop would install this malicious screen without your knowledge. The malware is hidden in touchscreen...

Google Nexus Synaptics Touchscreen Firmware Injection(CVE-2017-0433)

Products Nexus 6P Nexus 9 Android One Pixel Pixel XL Vulnerable Versions Verified on Nexus 9 6.0.1/MOB30W Verified on Nexus 9 7.0/NRD90M Technical Details Due to lenient SELinux and DAC policy, vulnerable Synaptics DSX touchscreen driver sysfs file entires are exposed to an attacker that executes...