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Qualcomm Fixes 3 Zero-Days Used in Targeted Android Attacks via Adreno GPU

Qualcomm Fixes 3 Zero-Days Used in Targeted Android Attacks via Adreno GPU

Jun 02, 2025 Spyware / Vulnerability
Qualcomm has shipped security updates to address three zero-day vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in limited, targeted attacks in the wild. The flaws in question, which were responsibly disclosed to the company by the Google Android Security team, are listed below - CVE-2025-21479 and CVE-2025-21480 (CVSS score: 8.6) - Two incorrect authorization vulnerabilities in the Graphics component that could result in memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in GPU microcode while executing a specific sequence of commands CVE-2025-27038 (CVSS score: 7.5) - A use-after-free vulnerability in the Graphics component that could result in memory corruption while rendering graphics using Adreno GPU drivers in Chrome "There are indications from Google Threat Analysis Group that CVE-2025-21479, CVE-2025-21480, CVE-2025-27038 may be under limited, targeted exploitation," Qualcomm said in an advisory. "Patches for the issues affecting the Adreno Grap...
NoviSpy Spyware Installed on Journalist's Phone After Unlocking It With Cellebrite Tool

NoviSpy Spyware Installed on Journalist's Phone After Unlocking It With Cellebrite Tool

Dec 16, 2024 Spyware / Surveillance
A Serbian journalist had his phone first unlocked by a Cellebrite tool and subsequently compromised by a previously undocumented spyware codenamed NoviSpy , according to a new report published by Amnesty International. "NoviSpy allows for capturing sensitive personal data from a target's phone after infection and provides the ability to turn on the phone's microphone or camera remotely," the company said in an 87-page technical report. An analysis of forensic evidence points to the spyware installation occurring when the phone belonging to independent journalist Slaviša Milanov was in the hands of the Serbian police during his detention in early 2024. Some of the other targets included youth activist Nikola Ristić, environmental activist Ivan Milosavljević Buki, and an unnamed activist from Krokodil, a Belgrade-based organization promoting dialogue and reconciliation in the Western Balkans. The development marks one of the first known instances where two dispara...
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