Failure hack Linux allows any Android device … – Gizmodo in Spanish

CVE-2016-0728 Linux is a failure that has remained hidden for close three years. Despite its longevity, it had not located until now. A team has found a way to use it to hack all kinds of Linux devices, including Android terminals Kitkat version 4.4 or higher.

The decision in question affects the part of Linux that manages passwords, keys and encryption, and can replace an element of this private key through a few lines of code. This code is executed from the operating system kernel, so it can be used to perform all kinds of malicious software

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As explained in the Perception security consultancy Point, the bug affects version 3.8 of the Linux kernel, which was released in early 2013. The ruling affects any device that integrates that version. That includes software embedded devices such as routers, servers, PCs and of course, Android devices.

Perception Point has not yet found malicious software that takes advantage of this problem, but better safe than sorry. PC or server,

the solution is not far away. The problem is that Android devices will take longer to receive a patch to fix the problem. [Perception Point via Ars Technica]

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