Android security advisory

Number: AV19-163
Date: 8 August 2019

On 5 August 2019 Google released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. A remote actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of a privileged process by sending a specially crafted file. In addition, Google has released Android patches to address critical vulnerabilities found in certain Qualcomm chipsets, which are used in many Android phones.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the Android security bulletin and apply the necessary updates, when available:

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-08-01

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