July Security Patch Rolling Out, Factory Images and OTAs Live

July Security Patch Rolling Out, Factory Images and OTAs Live

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https://wccftech.com/july-security-patch-rolling-out-factory-images-and-otas-live/

The Android security patch for July is out and available to all Pixel/Nexus devices. Android P is still several weeks from release, and for now, we’ll have to make do with this release. This month, there are 11 issues resolved in the July security patch dated 2018-07-01 and 32 for 2018-07-05. Vulnerabilities range from high to critical, with the most severe relating to the media framework and a remote attacker possibly executing arbitrary code through a crafted file. The exploit has been a recurring theme for the past few months, and it appears that Google is engaged in a never-ending battle to patch the vulnerability every month.

Google notes that there are no reports of customers being affected by these security issues. Thanks to several safeguards implemented by Google, a lot more devices are receiving timely security updates compared to earlier. However, there is still a lot of scope for improvement as a lot of devices remain unpatched for months on end.