Security News > 2017 > May > Google Patches Six Critical Mediaserver Bugs in Android (Threatpost)

2017-05-02 16:40
Google pushed out its monthly Android patches Monday, addressing 17 critical vulnerabilities, six of which are tied to the Android Mediaserver component and four addressing problems with Qualcomm chipsets.
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