Android getting patches for over 100 vulnerabilities

Stefan Mileschin · 4th May 2017, 09:55

MediaTek, Qualcomm, Motorola, Nvidia all affected

Google’s mobile operating system for hundreds of millions of users is scheduled to receive one of the largest security fixes ever compiled in a single month, according to a Google security bulletin published Monday.

The monthly security bulletin for May 2017 contains a list of so many security vulnerabilities that it had to be split into two separate “patch levels.” The first patch (2017-05-01) contains a list of over 100 security vulnerabilities common to all Android devices, while the second patch (2017-05-05) covers additional fixes for hardware drivers and kernel components that are present only in some devices.

http://fudzilla.com/news/43550-andro...ulnerabilities

4th May 2017, 09:55	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Android getting patches for over 100 vulnerabilities MediaTek, Qualcomm, Motorola, Nvidia all affected Google’s mobile operating system for hundreds of millions of users is scheduled to receive one of the largest security fixes ever compiled in a single month, according to a Google security bulletin published Monday. The monthly security bulletin for May 2017 contains a list of so many security vulnerabilities that it had to be split into two separate “patch levels.” The first patch (2017-05-01) contains a list of over 100 security vulnerabilities common to all Android devices, while the second patch (2017-05-05) covers additional fixes for hardware drivers and kernel components that are present only in some devices. http://fudzilla.com/news/43550-andro...ulnerabilities

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