CERT-In cautions users! Vulnerabilities for Android 13 and other versions red flagged; Check out details and how to be safe

CERT-In warning for Android users: For Android users, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning. This warning, which has been assigned a "high severity" level, relates to the identification of numerous vulnerabilities in various releases of the Android operating system, including the most current Android 13. Attackers may use these vulnerabilities, which have been rated as "high severity," to take over susceptible devices, steal confidential data, or sabotage operations.

What is CERT-In?

A department of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is CERT-In. Its goal is to protect Indian cyberspace, and it is in charge of dealing with cybersecurity problems including hacking and phishing. One of the most popular mobile operating systems, Android OS, has some concerns highlighted in a recent advisory from CERT-In.

Here is the list of all the vulnerabilities highlighted by CERT-In:

- CVE-2020-29374
- CVE-2022-34830
- CVE-2022-40510
- CVE-2023-20780
- CVE-2023-20965
- CVE-2023-21132
- CVE-2023-21133
- CVE-2023-21134
- CVE-2023-21140
- CVE-2023-21142
- CVE-2023-21264
- CVE-2023-21267
- CVE-2023-21268
- CVE-2023-21269
- CVE-2023-21270
- CVE-2023-21271
- CVE-2023-21272
- CVE-2023-21273
- CVE-2023-21274
- CVE-2023-21275
- CVE-2023-21276
- CVE-2023-21277
- CVE-2023-21278
- CVE-2023-21279
- CVE-2023-21280
- CVE-2023-21281
- CVE-2023-21282
- CVE-2023-21283
- CVE-2023-21284
- CVE-2023-21285
- CVE-2023-21286
- CVE-2023-21287
- CVE-2023-21288
- CVE-2023-21289
- CVE-2023-21290
- CVE-2023-21292
- CVE-2023-21626
- CVE-2023-22666
- CVE-2023-28537
- CVE-2023-28555

CERT-In warning for Android users: Affected Android versions and how to be safe

The vulnerabilities affect Android versions 10, 11, 12, 12L, and 13, according to CERT-In. They are brought on by bugs in the Qualcomm closed-source components as well as the Framework, Android Runtime, System Component, Google Play system updates, Kernel, Arm, MediaTe and components. CERT-In advises users to upgrade their Android smartphones as soon as possible to the most recent security updates in order to reduce these risks and keep their devices secure. Notably, Google has already made available the security updates that address these flaws.

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