Android Security

Google releases February 2025 Android Security Bulletin and Google Device Images

The most severe of these issues is a high security vulnerability in the Framework component that could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

Google has released the February 2025 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.

Though Google puts out the Android security patches each month, the job of actually getting the fixes to end users falls on the telcos and/or device manufacturers themselves. Those partners vary in their ability to release the patches in a timely fashion.

The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 05-02-2025 or later address all of these issues.

Google has addressed 47 different bugs, one of which “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.”

The most severe of these issues is a high security vulnerability in the Framework component that could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

The severity assessment is based on the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would possibly have on an affected device, assuming the platform and service mitigations are turned off for development purposes or if successfully bypassed.

Alongside the bulletin, Google have released a security update to Google devices through an over-the-air (OTA) update. The Google device firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer site. Security patch levels of February 5, 2025 or later address all of these issues.

The tables below contains a list of security vulnerabilities, the Common Vulnerability and Exposures ID (CVE), the assessed severity, and whether or not Google devices are affected. The severity assessment is based on the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would possibly have on an affected device, assuming the platform and service mitigations are disabled for development purposes or if successfully bypassed.

Android and Google Service Mitigation’s

This is a summary of the mitigation’s provided by the Android security platform and service protections such as Google Play Protect. These capabilities reduce the likelihood that security vulnerabilities could be successfully exploited on Android.

  • Exploitation for many issues on Android is made more difficult by enhancements in newer versions of the Android platform. All users are encouraged to update to the latest version of Android where possible.
  • The Android security team actively monitors for abuse through Google Play Protect and warns users about Potentially Harmful Applications. Google Play Protect is enabled by default on devices with Google Mobile Services, and is especially important for users who install apps from outside of Google Play.

Terminology

You will find different types of vulnerabilities listed. Possible types include:

  • RCE – Remote code execution
  • EoP – Elevation of privilege
  • ID – Information disclosure
  • DoS – Denial of service
  • N/A – Classification not available

01-02-2025 security patch level—Vulnerability details

Framework

The most severe vulnerability in this section could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityUpdated AOSP versions
CVE-2024-49721A-354682735EoPHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2024-49743A-305695605EoPHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15
CVE-2024-49746A-359179312EoPHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15
CVE-2025-0097A-364037868EoPHigh15
CVE-2025-0098A-367266072EoPHigh15
CVE-2025-0099A-370962373EoPHigh15
CVE-2023-40122A-286235483IDHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15
CVE-2023-40133A-283264674IDHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2023-40134A-283101289IDHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2023-40135A-281848557IDHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2023-40136A-281666022IDHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2023-40137A-281665050IDHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2023-40138A-281534749IDHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2023-40139A-281533566IDHigh12, 12L, 13
CVE-2024-0037A-292104015IDHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15
CVE-2025-0100A-372670004IDHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15
CVE-2024-49741A-353240784DoSHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15

Platform

The vulnerability in this section could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityUpdated AOSP versions
CVE-2025-0094A-352542820EoPHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15

System

The most severe vulnerability in this section could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityUpdated AOSP versions
CVE-2025-0091A-366401629EoPHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15
CVE-2025-0095A-356117796EoPHigh14, 15
CVE-2025-0096A-356630194EoPHigh15
CVE-2024-49723A-357870429IDHigh15
CVE-2024-49729A-368069390IDHigh12, 12L, 13, 14, 15

Google Play system updates

The following issues are included in Project Mainline components.

SubcomponentCVE
ConscryptCVE-2024-49723

05-02-2025 security patch level—Vulnerability details

Kernel

The most severe vulnerability in this section could lead to physical escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

CVEReferencesTypeSeveritySubcomponent
CVE-2024-53104A-378455392
Upstream kernel
EoPHighUVC
CVE-2025-0088A-377672115
Upstream kernel
EoPHighmremap

Arm components

This vulnerability affects Arm components and further details are available directly from Arm. The severity assessment of this issue is provided directly by Arm.

CVEReferencesSeveritySubcomponent
CVE-2025-0015A-376311652HighMali

Imagination Technologies

These vulnerabilities affect Imagination Technologies components and further details are available directly from Imagination Technologies. The severity assessment of these issues is provided directly by Imagination Technologies.

CVEReferencesSeveritySubcomponent
CVE-2024-43705A-372931317
PP-160756
HighPowerVR-GPU
CVE-2024-46973A-379728401
PP-160739
HighPowerVR-GPU
CVE-2024-47892A-365954523
PP-160576
HighPowerVR-GPU
CVE-2024-52935A-380478495
PP-171230
HighPowerVR-GPU

MediaTek components

These vulnerabilities affect MediaTek components and further details are available directly from MediaTek. The severity assessment of these issues is provided directly by MediaTek.

CVEReferencesSeveritySubcomponent
CVE-2025-20634A-381773169
M-MOLY01289384
HighModem
CVE-2024-20141A-381773173
M-ALPS09291402
HighDA
CVE-2024-20142A-381773175
M-ALPS09291406
HighDA
CVE-2025-20635A-381771695
M-ALPS09403752
HighDA
CVE-2025-20636A-381773171
M-ALPS09403554
Highsecmem

Unisoc components

This vulnerability affects Unisoc components and further details are available directly from Unisoc. The severity assessment of this issue is provided directly by Unisoc.

CVEReferencesSeveritySubcomponent
CVE-2024-39441A-381429835
U-2811333
HighAndroid

Qualcomm components

These vulnerabilities affect Qualcomm components and are described in further detail in the appropriate Qualcomm security bulletin or security alert. The severity assessment of these issues is provided directly by Qualcomm.

CVEReferencesSeveritySubcomponent
CVE-2024-45569A-377311993
QC-CR#3852339
CriticalWLAN
CVE-2024-45571A-377313069
QC-CR#3834424
HighWLAN
CVE-2024-45582A-377312377
QC-CR#3868093
HighCamera
CVE-2024-49832A-377312238
QC-CR#3874301
HighCamera
CVE-2024-49833A-377312639
QC-CR#3874372
HighCamera
CVE-2024-49834A-377312055
QC-CR#3875406
HighCamera
CVE-2024-49839A-377311997
QC-CR#3895196
HighWLAN
CVE-2024-49843A-377313194
QC-CR#3883522
HighDisplay

Qualcomm closed-source components

These vulnerabilities affect Qualcomm closed-source components and are described in further detail in the appropriate Qualcomm security bulletin or security alert. The severity assessment of these issues is provided directly by Qualcomm.

CVEReferencesSeveritySubcomponent
CVE-2024-38404A-357616389HighClosed-source component
CVE-2024-38420A-357616296HighClosed-source component

Full details of the February 2025 Android Security Bulletin are available here.