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Android security issue linked to a Dolby feature has been reported by Google and the Indian government has raised its own alert.<\/h2>\n
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Google\u2019s Android is facing a critical security risk which has got the Indian government actively warning the users to prevent them getting attacked. The latest alert comes via the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In this week and the critical severity rating means it needs your immediate attention. \u201cA vulnerability has been reported in Google Android, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system,” CERT-In has mentioned in its bulletin dated January 14, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Android Security Issue: What Is The Risk?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The security agency talks about the vulnerability existing in a vital component within Google\u2019s Android platform. \u201cThis vulnerability exists in Google Android due buffer overflow in Dolby DD+ decoding leads to potential memory corruption and crashes.” This is linked to the Dolby Digital Plus technology which supports hi-res audio quality for better streaming music. <\/span><\/p>\n

And issues like memory corruption means any possible exploit by a bad actor could lead to further data loss and other damages for the victim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Google claims the target for this vulnerability could be anyone from an individual to an organisation relying on Android for their tasks. This is the Android version that is affected by the security issue:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n