There are patches for over 70 bugs, and they finally fixed a months-old exploit for MediaTek chipsets, said to affect millions of devices.
Tag Archives: elevation of privilege
Patch Android! June 2019 update fixes eight critical flaws
It’s that time again. June’s patches for Android are here.
Patch Android now! April updates fixes three critical flaws
Android’s April update includes two critical CVE-level patches among a total of 11 affecting handsets running versions 7, 8, and 9.
Privilege escalation vulnerability uncovered in Microsoft Exchange
A researcher has discovered an alarming way that an attacker controlling a Microsoft Exchange mailbox account could potentially elevate their privileges to become a Domain Administrator.
Chet Chat Podcast 211 – A virus on a *Mac*? Is NOTHING sacred?
Episode 211 of our weekly security podcast – a quarter-hour of news with attitude. Enjoy. Update Tuesday, Firefox’s zero-day, more Android bugginess, a firmware virus for your Mac …and a tax fraudster busted.
Another Android hole: “OCtoRuTA” – One (Java) Class to Rule Them All
Yet another large-scale vulnerability has been revealed in Android. This one lets an otherwise innocent-looking app go rogue, and enjoy privileges normally limited to the trusted parts of Android.