Update your Android: Google patches two zero-day vulnerabilities
General security message for users of Android devices (company or personal):
Google has announced patches for several high severity vulnerabilities. In total, 51 vulnerabilities have been patched in November’s updates, two of which are under limited, active exploitation by cybercriminals.
If your Android device shows patch level 2024-11-05 or later then the issues have been fixed. The updates have been made available for Android 12, 12L, 13, 14, and 15. Android vendors are notified of all issues at least a month before publication, however, this doesn’t always mean that the patches are available for all devices immediately.
You can find your device’s Android version number, security update level, and Google Play system level in your Settings app. You’ll get notifications when updates are available for you, but you can also check for them yourself.
For most devices it works like this: Under About phone or About device you can tap on Software updates to check if there are new updates available for your device, although there may be slight differences based on the brand, type, and Android version of your device.
Keeping your device as up to date as possible protects you from known vulnerabilities that have been fixed, and helps you to stay safe.