Linux TCP data snooping flaw haunts 1.4bn Android devices
A recently discovered bug in the implementation of a transmission control protocol (TCP) feature that left servers vulnerable to silent data interception may affect up to 1.4 billion Google Android devices as well.Security vendor Lookout estimates that around 80 percent of Android devices are vulnerable to the attack, which is due to a flaw in the way the RFC 5961 standard is implemented in the Linux kernel.Android 4.4 KitKat uses the vulnerable Linux version 3.6 kernel, and Lookout researcher Andrew Blaich pointed to figures from metrics company Statista, which say around 1.4 billion devices are affected.
Linux traffic hijack flaw also affects most Android phones, tablets
As many as 80 percent of Android devices are vulnerable to a recently disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability.Security firm Lookout said in a blog post on Monday that the flaw affects all phones and tablets that are running Android 4.4 KitKat and later, which comes with the affected Linux kernel 3.6 or newer.According to recent statistics, the number of devices affected might run past 1.4 billion phones and tablets -- including devices running the Android Nougat developer preview.
Linux security flaw affects 80 percent of Android Devices, but you needn't worry too much – Tech2
80 percent of Android Devices are vulnerable because of a transmission control protocol (TCP) specification and its implementation.The vulnerability allows for malicious attackers to intercept unencrypted data, inject files, terminate the network connection, and degrade the privacy of anonymity networks such as Tor.The vulnerability allows for manipulation of emails, documents and other files during transit.
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