Technical News Office – There is a big threat to Android users. If you are also using a device running Android OS, you need to be careful. The Indian government’s CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) agency has issued a warning for Android users. The agency said it discovered several vulnerabilities in Android software, which attackers can take advantage of to target users. CERT-In’s warning for Android users comes with a severity rating of “High.”
What did CERT-In say in the notice?
“Several vulnerabilities have been reported in Android that could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system,” CERT-In said in its advisory. He adds: “These vulnerabilities in Android exist due to flaws in the framework, system, Google Play system updates (ART and Wi-Fi subcomponents), Imagination Technologies components, MediaTek components, components Qualcomm and closed-source Qualcomm components. » The agency says that if these vulnerabilities are successfully exploited, the hacker could execute arbitrary code on the target system. According to the CERT-In warning, five versions of Android are at risk due to multiple vulnerabilities. See the list below…
Android v12
Android v12L
Android v13
Android v14
Android v15
Do these things immediately to stay safe
As per the advisory, Android users are advised to apply appropriate updates to their devices to avoid falling victim to hacking. Google has released the Android security patch for October 2024. The bulletin states “Android partners are notified of all issues at least one month in advance of release. Source code fixes for these issues have been published to the Android Open Source repository Project (AOSP) and from this linked bulletin. This bulletin also contains links to fixes outside of AOSP.
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