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Two Android zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in targeted attacks

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Google has released security updates for September 2025 to address 111 vulnerabilities in Android, including two zero-day flaws actively exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-38352 and CVE-2025-48543, allow for local privilege escalation without additional execution privileges or user interaction. The updates include two patch levels, 2025-09-01 and 2025-09-05, to provide flexibility for Android partners. The flaws affect the Linux Kernel and Android Runtime components. Google has not disclosed specific details about the attacks but has acknowledged limited, targeted exploitation. Benoît Sevens of Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered the Linux Kernel flaw, suggesting it may have been used in targeted spyware attacks. The updates also address several other vulnerabilities, including remote code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and denial-of-service issues in Framework and System components. The September 2025 update covers Android 13 through 16 and includes fixes for 27 Qualcomm components, bringing the total number of fixed flaws to 111. The September 2025 Android patches address 111 unique CVEs. The Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2025-38352) is a race condition related to POSIX CPU timers. The Android Runtime zero-day (CVE-2025-48543) is resolved in the 2025-09-01 security patch level. The 2025-09-05 security patch level fixes the Linux kernel bug and 51 other issues affecting various components. Google rolled out Pixel security updates resolving 23 vulnerabilities specific to Pixel devices. All vulnerabilities in the Android bulletin are resolved with updates to Wear OS, Pixel Watch, and Automotive OS.

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  1. 03.09.2025 14:05 3 articles · 26d ago

    Two Android zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in targeted attacks

    The article provides additional details on the vulnerabilities addressed in the September 2025 Android security update. It clarifies the nature of the two zero-day flaws, CVE-2025-38352 and CVE-2025-48543, and their potential impacts. The article also highlights other critical vulnerabilities fixed in the update, including remote code execution and memory corruption flaws in Qualcomm components. The update covers Android 13 through 16 and includes fixes for 27 Qualcomm components, bringing the total number of fixed flaws to 111. The article specifies that the Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2025-38352) is a race condition related to POSIX CPU timers. It also notes that the Android Runtime zero-day (CVE-2025-48543) is resolved in the 2025-09-01 security patch level. The 2025-09-05 security patch level fixes the Linux kernel bug and 51 other issues affecting various components. Google rolled out Pixel security updates resolving 23 vulnerabilities specific to Pixel devices. All vulnerabilities in the Android bulletin are resolved with updates to Wear OS, Pixel Watch, and Automotive OS.

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