Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technologies The Government of India has issued an important warning with a severity rating of “High” for Android users.
According to the report, several security flaws were found in several versions of the Android operating system. The government agency has warned users about existing vulnerabilities that have been reported.
What the government said
According to the report, several vulnerabilities have been reported in Android that an attacker can use to gain confidential informationgain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
The vulnerabilities exist in Android due to flaws in the Framework, System, AMLogic, Arm, MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Qualcomm closed-source components.
Additionally, successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges, as well as execute arbitrary code or even cause a denial of service on the target system.
Affected Android versions
The vulnerabilities were found in several versions of Android, including Android 11, Android 12, Android 12L, Android 13, and Android 14 operating systems. It also affects both smartphones and tablets running Android.
What a decision
The government agency advised users to apply the latest security patch available for their devices.
To check for an update, follow these steps:
According to the report, several security flaws were found in several versions of the Android operating system. The government agency has warned users about existing vulnerabilities that have been reported.
What the government said
According to the report, several vulnerabilities have been reported in Android that an attacker can use to gain confidential informationgain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
The vulnerabilities exist in Android due to flaws in the Framework, System, AMLogic, Arm, MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Qualcomm closed-source components.
Additionally, successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges, as well as execute arbitrary code or even cause a denial of service on the target system.
Affected Android versions
The vulnerabilities were found in several versions of Android, including Android 11, Android 12, Android 12L, Android 13, and Android 14 operating systems. It also affects both smartphones and tablets running Android.
What a decision
The government agency advised users to apply the latest security patch available for their devices.
To check for an update, follow these steps:
- Open Settings on your smartphone or tablet
- Click Software Updates
- Then click the Check for Updates button.
- Click Install if an update is available.
- Wait for download and installation.
- Once done, reboot your phone.
