And Qualcomm addresses 'permanent denial of service' flaw in its stuff
Google released 46 fixes for Android in its August security patch batch, including one for a Linux kernel flaw in the mobile OS that can lead to remote code execution .that earned a high-severity 7.8-out-of-10 CVSS rating. Successful exploitation may lead to"remote code execution with System execution privileges needed," the web giant said, meaning an attacker could gain full control over the device, potentially from across the network or internet.
While CVE-2024-36971 is certainly the most pressing of the Android updates, don't neglect the other fixes in this month's batch.Plus, Google addressed 11 high-severity elevation-of-privilege bugs in the Framework component that attackers can abuse without needing any additional execution privileges.Progress discloses second critical flaw in Telerik Report Server in as many months
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