Google Patches Android for 74 Vulnerabilities in December Update | Linux Today

Google Patches Android for 74 Vulnerabilities in December Update

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Sean Michael Kerner
Dec 5, 2016

Google announced its last regularly scheduled security patch update for Android in 2016 on December 5, patching no less than 74 different vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system. The December vulnerability patch count is an improvement over the 83 vulnerabilities patched by Google in the November Android security update.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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