Google Patches Android for 74 Vulnerabilities in December Update

By Sean Michael Kerner  |  Posted 2016-12-05
 
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Final scheduled security update for Android in 2016 brings a long list of security fixes including 11 critical flaws.  
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. 
As has been the case in recent months, Google is splitting out the Android update into two different patch levels to help vendors deliver updates quickly. The 2016-12-01 level is a partial security patch level string, while 2016-12-015 is the complete security patch level. In total across all patch levels, there are 11 vulnerabilities that are rated by Google as being critical, which is the highest severity level in Google's vulnerability ranking system. Full Article