Android’s September 2024 Update Patches Exploited Vulnerability

September 4, 2024 at 05:36AM Google has released a new set of Android security updates addressing 35 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity local privilege escalation bug. The bug, tracked as CVE-2024-32896, was exploited in attacks and is addressed in the September 2024 Android security bulletin. The updates also resolve other high-severity flaws and issues in Framework … Read more

Google patches exploited Android zero-day on Pixel devices

June 13, 2024 at 01:39PM Google’s latest Pixel update includes patches for 50 security vulnerabilities, with one already being exploited as a zero-day attack. GrapheneOS confirms the exploit and mentions forensics companies targeting users with certain apps. The update aims to address this and other issues, but requires manual installation. Additionally, Arm has flagged a … Read more

Google warns of actively exploited Pixel firmware zero-day

June 12, 2024 at 03:13PM Google has released patches for 50 security vulnerabilities affecting its Pixel devices. One flaw, CVE-2024-32896, has been targeted in zero-day attacks and is considered a high-severity issue. The company advises all supported Google devices to accept the 2024-06-05 patch update. Pixel users must go to Settings > Security & privacy … Read more

Google Warns of Pixel Firmware Zero-Day Under Limited, Targeted Exploitation

June 12, 2024 at 02:17PM Google released a significant Pixel security update addressing a zero-day vulnerability CVE-2024-32896 exploited in the wild. The update addresses 44 Pixel-specific vulnerabilities, including seven critical bugs. It also fixes issues in Qualcomm components. Additionally, a separate actively exploited Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver flaw, tagged as CVE-2024-4610, has been highlighted. … Read more

Google fixes two Pixel zero-day flaws exploited by forensics firms

April 3, 2024 at 10:52AM Google has fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities in Google Pixel devices that were exploited by forensic companies to unlock phones without a PIN and access stored data. The vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-29745 and CVE-2024-29748, were actively exploited, prompting Google to issue a security update that addresses 24 vulnerabilities, including critical ones. Users can … Read more

Google Patches Exploited Pixel Vulnerabilities

April 3, 2024 at 06:24AM Google released patches for 28 Android vulnerabilities and 25 Pixel device bugs, including two actively exploited issues (CVE-2024-29745 and CVE-2024-29748). Notable among the flaws is CVE-2024-23704, a high-severity vulnerability in the System component. The update also addressed security issues in Qualcomm and MediaTek components and resolved bugs in Android Automotive … Read more