Android’s December 2025 Security Patch: A Major Update
▼ Summary
– Google has published the December 2025 Android Security Bulletin, detailing numerous severe vulnerabilities affecting Android 13 and later.
– The critical vulnerabilities include a flaw in the Android Framework that could enable remote denial-of-service attacks without special privileges.
– Other severe system and kernel-level vulnerabilities could allow attackers to escalate permissions, and there are also chipset-specific issues listed.
– These vulnerabilities will be addressed in the security update dated December 05, 2025, which device manufacturers must release to users.
– The lengthy December bulletin contrasts with shorter recent ones, aligning with Google’s shift to a quarterly reporting cycle for these bulletins.
Google has published its comprehensive Android Security Bulletin for December 2025, detailing a significant number of newly identified vulnerabilities. This monthly advisory outlines all potential security flaws affecting the Android operating system, with patches scheduled for release in the December 05, 2025 security update. Device manufacturers will then distribute these critical fixes to users.
The bulletin highlights multiple vulnerabilities classified with “critical” and “high” severity ratings. These security issues impact devices running Android 13 or later. A standout concern is a critical flaw within the Android Framework that could allow a remote attacker to execute a denial-of-service attack without needing any special privileges. This type of exploit can render a device unusable.
Further serious vulnerabilities exist at the system and kernel levels. These flaws could potentially be leveraged to escalate privilege levels on a device, sometimes even with basic user interaction. The report also includes a list of chipset-specific security weaknesses affecting components from Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Unisoc.
Compared to recent months, the December bulletin is notably extensive. Updates from October and November contained only a handful of exploits, whereas this release features a long list. This shift aligns with Google’s move to a quarterly reporting cycle for its detailed vulnerability disclosures, making this a major consolidated update.
To ensure protection against these threats, users should install the latest security patch as soon as it becomes available for their specific device. Keeping a device updated is the most effective defense against potential exploitation of these vulnerabilities.
In related updates, Google has also refreshed the security bulletins for Android Automotive and Wear OS. However, these platforms currently have no new vulnerabilities to report for the December period.
(Source: Android Authority)
