October is a bumper patch month for Google Android users, with multiple updates covering major vulnerabilities. Here’s what you need to know.
that Google’s Project Zero had found a major vulnerability affecting hundreds of millions of Android phones, including its own Pixel 1 and 2 devices. The weakness is already actively being used against targets of the Israeli spyware dealer NSO Group, Google claimed.
Google has acknowledged the need to fix this issue sharpish and is addressing the vulnerability along with other security issues via its October patches. First up is the In order to check for the patch, go to your phone’s settings and search for “system update.” The CVE-2019-2215 issue is unlikely to affect most users, however it is a severe problem that does carry risk, says independent security researcher Sean Wright. “Users should patch as soon as they can,” he advises.
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