Google has launched security updates to handle a number of security flaws in Android, together with fixes for 2 Qualcomm bugs that have been flagged as actively exploited within the wild.
The vulnerabilities embrace CVE-2025-21479 (CVSS rating: 8.6) and CVE-2025-27038 (CVSS rating: 7.5), each of which have been disclosed alongside CVE-2025-21480 (CVSS rating: 8.6), by the chipmaker again in June 2025.
CVE-2025-21479 pertains to an incorrect authorization vulnerability within the Graphics part that would result in reminiscence corruption on account of unauthorized command execution in GPU microcode.
CVE-2025-27038, alternatively, use-after-free vulnerability within the Graphics part that would end in reminiscence corruption whereas rendering graphics utilizing Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome.
There are nonetheless no particulars on how these shortcomings have been weaponized in real-world assaults, however Qualcomm famous on the time that “there are indications from Google Risk Evaluation Group that CVE-2025-21479, CVE-2025-21480, CVE-2025-27038 could also be underneath restricted, focused exploitation.”
Provided that related flaws in Qualcomm chipsets have been exploited by business adware distributors like Variston and Cy4Gate prior to now, it is suspected that the aforementioned shortcomings may have been abused in the same context.
The three vulnerabilities have since been added to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company’s (CISA) Identified Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, requiring federal businesses to use the updates by June 24, 2025.
Google’s August 2025 patch additionally resolves two high-severity privilege escalation flaws in Android Framework (CVE-2025-22441 and CVE-2025-48533) and a vital bug within the System part (CVE-2025-48530) that would end in distant code execution when mixed with different flaws with out requiring any further privileges or consumer interplay.
The tech big has made obtainable two patch ranges, 2025-08-01 and 2025-08-05, with the latter additionally incorporating fixes for closed-source and third-party parts from Arm and Qualcomm. Android gadget customers are suggested to use the updates as and after they change into obtainable to remain protected towards potential threats.
