- Apr 21, 2016
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Google has released this month’s security updates for its Android mobile OS, fixing a total of 81 vulnerabilities in the platform with two different packages.
The company’s September 2017 patch rollout includes two security patch level strings, one of which is labeled as 2017-09-01 and the other one flagged as 2017-09-05. The second includes the fixes that are part of the first, but Google says that this way Android partners can quickly fix a subset of vulnerabilities on their devices.
Specifically, the 2017-09-01 security patch level addresses 30 vulnerabilities, out of which no less than 10 are marked as critical and another 15 with a high security risk. Google says that the majority of Android versions are affected, including the newly-released Oreo.
Google points out the most severe vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on an unpatched device using crafted files. These remote code execution flaws exist in all Android versions from 4.4.4 to 8.0, Google confirms.
Read more: Google’s September 2017 Android Patches Fix Over 80 Vulnerabilities
The company’s September 2017 patch rollout includes two security patch level strings, one of which is labeled as 2017-09-01 and the other one flagged as 2017-09-05. The second includes the fixes that are part of the first, but Google says that this way Android partners can quickly fix a subset of vulnerabilities on their devices.
Specifically, the 2017-09-01 security patch level addresses 30 vulnerabilities, out of which no less than 10 are marked as critical and another 15 with a high security risk. Google says that the majority of Android versions are affected, including the newly-released Oreo.
Google points out the most severe vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on an unpatched device using crafted files. These remote code execution flaws exist in all Android versions from 4.4.4 to 8.0, Google confirms.
Read more: Google’s September 2017 Android Patches Fix Over 80 Vulnerabilities
