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title: Google Addresses High-Severitry Android Kernel Security Flaw Being Actively Exploited
description: Google has issued a patch to address a high-severity security vulnerability in the Android kernel that is actively being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-36971, allows for remote code execution within the kernel. Google has reported indications of limited, targeted exploitation of this flaw. For more information, read the full article here.
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# Google Addresses High-Severitry Android Kernel Security Flaw Being Actively Exploited

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 Nathan Zych

August 16, 2024

Google has released a patch for a high-severity security flaw affecting the Android kernel, which has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-36971, allows for remote code execution affecting the kernel. Google has stated that there are indications of limited, targeted exploitation of this vulnerability.

For more details, you can read the full article [here](https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/google-patches-new-android-kernel.html).

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