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Five Critical Android Bugs Patched, Part of Feb. Security Bulletin

February 3, 2021

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Google patched five critical bugs in its Android operating system as part of its February Security Bulletin. Two of the flaws were remote code execution vulnerabilities found within the Android media framework and system.

Three additional critical Qualcomm bugs were reported by Google and patched by Qualcomm – part of a separate security bulletin disclosure. One of those flaws (CVE-2020-11163) has a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) rating of 9.8 out of 10. The bug is tied to the wireless local area network (WLAN) chip used for Wi-Fi communications.

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