If you are an Android user then there is an important news for you. The Computer Emergency Response Team of the Government of India has issued a warning about ‘high’ security risks in Android. The team stressed that this gives hackers the ability to obtain sensitive information and allow them to fit arbitrary code on users’ phones.
It has been learned that these flaws are found in Android versions 11, 12, 13 and 14. This means that even if you use the latest Android version, you are not free from these risks.
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CERT-In says that many flaws exist in the framework, system, Arm component and MediaTek component, UniSoc component, Qualcomm component and Qualcomm closed-source component.
How to keep the device safe?
To keep your device safe, you will need Android security patch level ‘2024-02-05 or later’ to fix all these issues. So, when your device’s OEM releases an update, just download the latest available update.
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CERT-In has listed the codes of these flaws. Let us know what those codes are. CVE-2023-32841, CVE-2023-32842, CVE-2023-32843, CVE-2023-33046, CVE-2023-33049, CVE-2023-33057, CVE-2023-33058, CVE-2023-33060, CVE- 2023-33072, CVE-2023-33076, CVE-2023-40093, CVE-2023-40122, CVE-2023-43513, CVE-2023-43516, CVE-2023-43518, CVE-2023-43519, CVE-2023- 43520, CVE-2023-43522, CVE-2023-43523, CVE-2023-43533, CVE-2023-43534, CVE-2023-43536, CVE-2023-49667, CVE-2023-49668, CVE-2023-5091, CVE-2023-5249, CVE-2023-5643, CVE-2024-0014, CVE-2024-0029, CVE-2024-0030, CVE-2024-0031, CVE-2024-0032, CVE-2024-0033, CVE- 2024-0034, CVE-2024-0035, CVE-2024-0036, CVE-2024-0037, CVE-2024-0038, CVE-2024-0040, CVE-2024-0041, CVE-2024-20003, CVE-2024- 20006, CVE-2024-20007, CVE-2024-20009, CVE-2024-20010, CVE-2024-20011.
Additional safety is also necessary
Apart from this, it has also been said that to stay safe, additional security is advised, for this you should activate two-factor authentication in the phone. Also use a difficult passcode, so that the phone remains secure.
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Tag: cyber attack, Mobile phone
first published : February 11, 2024, 10:37 IST
