Critical Android Flaws: Government Issues High-Severity Warning for Millions of Devices

Thursday - 17/07/2025 03:36

The Indian CERT-In warns Android users of 'High' severity security flaws in multiple versions of the operating system, including vulnerabilities that could lead to obtaining sensitive information, gaining elevated privileges, executing arbitrary code, and causing denial of service conditions.

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has issued a critical warning for Android users, citing "High" severity security flaws.

The report identifies multiple security vulnerabilities within various versions of the Android operating system. The agency cautions users about potential exploits stemming from these reported flaws.

Government's Stance on Android Vulnerabilities

The report highlights that attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to:

Obtain sensitive information.
Gain elevated privileges within the system.
Execute arbitrary code.
Trigger denial-of-service conditions.

These vulnerabilities stem from weaknesses in various components of the Android system, including:

Framework
System
AMLogic
Arm components
MediaTek components
Qualcomm components
Qualcomm closed-source components

Successful exploitation of these flaws could grant attackers access to sensitive data, elevated privileges, the ability to execute arbitrary code, or even render the targeted system unusable through a denial-of-service attack.