Security News > 2020 > January > Google Fixes Critical Android RCE Flaw
Google kicked off its first Android Security Bulletin of 2020 patching a critical flaw in its Android operating system, which if exploited could allow a remote attacker to execute code.
Google said its' critical vulnerability exists in Android's Media framework, which includes support for playing a variety of common media types, so that users can easily utilize audio, video and images.
Twenty-nine CVEs - all high-severity except for one critical one - were also patched, related to Qualcomm components, which are used in Android devices.
Manufacturers of Android devices typically push out their own patches to address updates in tandem with or after the Google Security Bulletin.
The December 2019 Android Security Bulletin deployed fixes for critical, high and medium-severity vulnerabilities tied to 15 CVEs overall.
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