Androids august security patch fixes a zero day flaw that may be under targeted attacks – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Android’s August security patch fixes a zero-day flaw that may be under “targeted” attack.

BleepingComputer points out the notes for this month’s Android security patch, with fixes for flaws that could allow someone to take over your device. The 2024-08-05 patch level specifically addresses a kernel flaw tagged CVE-2024-36971 which “may be under limited, targeted exploitation” already, so be sure to update your devices ASAP.

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