Google released security patches for six vulnerabilities in Android’s August 2025 update, including flaws exploited in targeted attacks. These patches address critical GPU memory corruption issues and prevent ongoing exploitation by threat actors. #CVE-2025-21479 #CVE-2025-27038 #Qualcomm #AndroidSecurity
Keypoints
- Google released security patches for six vulnerabilities in Android’s August 2025 update.
- The patches fix two Qualcomm GPU flaws exploited in targeted attacks, CVE-2025-21479 and CVE-2025-27038.
- Qualcomm warned that these vulnerabilities are under limited, targeted exploitation.
- Google’s updates include critical fixes for remote code execution vulnerabilities in the Android System component.
- Device vendors often require additional time to roll out these patches, impacting device security timelines.