Google has fixed two critical bugs affecting its Android handsets. The more serious flaws exists in the Android System component and allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaws are part of Google s January Android security bulletin, released Monday. The security update addressed 43 bugs overall for the Android operating systems. The fixes come after a hefty December Android security update, where Google patched ten critical bugs, including one tied to the Android media framework component that could give attacker remote control of vulnerable handsets.
Source: https://threatpost.com/google-warns-of-critical-android-remote-code-execution-bug/162756/