Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology The government of India has issued an important warning with a severity rating set to “High” for Android users.
According to the report, many security flaws have been found in many versions of the Android operating system. The government body has warned users about existing vulnerabilities that have been reported.
What the government said
According to the report, Multiple Vulnerabilities have been reported in Android that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access sensitive informationgain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.
Vulnerabilities exist in Android due to flaws in Framework, System, AMLogic, Arm components, MediaTek components, Qualcomm components and Qualcomm closed source components.
In addition, the successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges as well as execute arbitrary code or even cause a denial of service in the target system.
Affected Android versions
Vulnerabilities were found in several Android versions including Android 11, Android 12, Android 12L, Android 13 and Android 14 operating systems. Also, this affects both Android smartphones and tablets.
What is the solution?
The government body advised users to apply the latest security patch available for their devices.
To check for the update, follow these steps:
According to the report, many security flaws have been found in many versions of the Android operating system. The government body has warned users about existing vulnerabilities that have been reported.
What the government said
According to the report, Multiple Vulnerabilities have been reported in Android that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access sensitive informationgain elevated privileges, execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.
Vulnerabilities exist in Android due to flaws in Framework, System, AMLogic, Arm components, MediaTek components, Qualcomm components and Qualcomm closed source components.
In addition, the successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges as well as execute arbitrary code or even cause a denial of service in the target system.
Affected Android versions
Vulnerabilities were found in several Android versions including Android 11, Android 12, Android 12L, Android 13 and Android 14 operating systems. Also, this affects both Android smartphones and tablets.
What is the solution?
The government body advised users to apply the latest security patch available for their devices.
To check for the update, follow these steps:
- Open Settings on your smartphone or tablet
- Tap on software updates
- Then, tap the Check for updates button.
- Click Install, if there is an update available.
- Wait for it to download and install.
- Once done, pick up the phone.
