Android March Security Patch for Nexus and Pixel devices are available, fixed 43 high-risk vulnerabilities

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Android March Security Patch

For Pixel and Nexus devices, a total of 43 high-risk vulnerabilities were fixed in the recently released March 2018 Android Security Patch involving multiple components such as Multimedia Framework, Kernel, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm. Google said: “Among the most serious of these issues is a vulnerability in the multimedia framework that uses well-crafted files to remotely execute arbitrary code that contains privileged processes.”

 

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All of the currently supported states of Pixel and Nexus became the first devices to receive the March 2018 Android Security Patch. The Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel C, Nexus 6P, and Nexus 5X devices running the latest Android 8.1 Oreo mobile system obtain this patch via Over-the-Air (OTA) and users can access this patch via Google Website download factory image.

The full download and OTA links are below.

  • Pixel 2 XL: Android 8.1 — OPM1.171019.021 — Factory Image — OTA
  • Pixel 2: Android 8.1 — OPM1.171019.021 — Factory Image — OTA
  • Pixel XL: Android 8.1 — OPM1.171019.021 — Factory Image — OTA
  • Pixel: Android 8.1 — OPM1.171019.021 — Factory Image — OTA
  • Nexus 6P: Android 8.1 — OPM3.171019.016, OPM5.171019.017 (Softbank) — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
  • Nexus 5X: Android 8.1 — OPM3.171019.016, OPM5.171019.017 (Telstra and Softbank) — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)

Source: 9to5google

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