October is a bumper patch month for Google Android users, with more than one update protecting major vulnerabilities.


Google Android security issues appear to be taking place extra often than ever before. Only remaining week, I stated that the figures detailing said troubles for September regarded to be higher than previous months.

Also ultimate week, Forbes companion editor Thomas Brewster suggested that Google’s Project Zero had located a predominant vulnerability affecting lots of hundreds of thousands of Android phones, which include its personal Pixel 1 and 2 devices. The weak point is already actively being used against goals of the Israeli adware dealer NSO Group, Google claimed.

The issue, tracked in technical terms as CVE-2019-2215, allows an attacker who is able to acquire get right of entry to (either by means of physical means or remotely with the aid of for instance a malicious application) to manipulate your device.

Google has acknowledged the need to restore this difficulty sharpish and is addressing the vulnerability along with different safety troubles with the aid of its October patches. firstly is the Pixel update bulletin for October. “Pixel 1 and Pixel 2 gadgets will acquire the patch for CVE-2019-2215 as part of the October update,” the bulletin said, including that Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a units are no longer vulnerable to this issue.

Separately, Google has also designated fixes for the CVE-2019-2215 vulnerability and other protection problems in its Android security bulletin for October.

Google Android October protection update: When can I get it?

The October 2019 patch starts to roll out from today (October 8) to Google telephone users, with different affected smartphone users likely to acquire theirs within the coming days.

In order to test for the patch, go to your phone’s settings and search for “system update.” The CVE-2019-2215 difficulty is not going to affect most users, however, it is an extreme hassle that does lift risk, says impartial safety researcher Sean Wright. “Users ought to patch as soon as they can,” he advises.

Ethical hacker John Opdenakker agrees, and stated: “The reality that this vulnerability permits an attacker to reap root get right of entry to people’s devices capacity that you need to install updates as soon as they’re available in the market.”

However, Opdenakker adds that the CVE-2019-2215 vulnerability is happily no longer trivial to exploit: a number of stipulations ought to be met. “Given the effort that has to be completed to make the most the vulnerability, it will probably be used in very targeted attacks.”

Google Android October security updates: What to do

It should be clear to say, if the updates are handy to you, you need to patch now. Patching in typical is proper security practice and keeps your phone as protected as feasible from threats that can be exploited through hackers.

Other things you want to do to stay invulnerable when the use of the open and fragmented Android working device consists of the use of anti-virus and checking the permissions you enable your apps.

Wright says, generally: “Avoid putting in apps outdoor of the authentic app stores such as Google Play.”