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Google Patches 40 Android Flaws in May Update

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Sean Michael Kerner
May 4, 2016

Google has released its fifth security update for its Android mobile operating system so far in 2016, this time patching 40 vulnerabilities. Of those, 12 are rated as critical, with two of the critical issues identified as remote code execution vulnerabilities in Android’s much maligned mediaserver component.
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