Security News > 2020 > August > Google Patches Over 50 Vulnerabilities in Android With August 2020 Updates
2020-08-04 18:24
Google on Monday announced the August 2020 security updates for the Android operating system, with patches for a total of more than 50 vulnerabilities.
The 2020-08-01 security patch level addresses 14 high-severity vulnerabilities in the Framework, Media Framework, and System components.
The 2020-08-05 security patch level fixes 40 vulnerabilities in the AMLogic, Kernel, MediaTek, and Qualcomm components of Android.
Over 40 flaws have been patched in Qualcomm components - a majority in closed-source components.
Google also announced that it has patched a handful of vulnerabilities that are specific to Pixel devices.
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