Google close again leak notorious Stage Fright framwork in Android – GSM Helpdesk Netherlands

Google has released a new update for Android devices, which according to the company considers critical issues are resolved. Since the summer of 2015 Google charges a monthly security update for the Android operating system. These security updates are standard readily available for all Nexus smartphones and tablets currently supported by Google (currently Nexus 6P so Huawei, LG Nexus 5X, Motorola Nexus 6, LG Nexus 5 and the Asus Nexus 7). The updates are available for Pixel tablets from Google.

The April update appears to be more important. One of the vulnerabilities that Google namely close is a new leak in the notorious Stage Fright framework. Last year, two major vulnerabilities in this framework were discovered, which makes it possible to take over complete control of an Android device.

New Stage Fright leak

Just could the new leak misused as last year via eg e-mails, web pages or MMS malicious code to run on Android smartphones that could then gain complete control over the device. In addition to this new stage fright leak Google also has 7 other critical and 30 important issues, bugs and leaks repaired in its April update.

Google has its hardware partners informed of the priority of this update. It is expected that several smartphone manufacturers the April update Google will translate into their own smartphones to close the vulnerabilities found.

Available for Nexus and Pixel Devices

users of the new Huawei Nexus 6P and LG Nexus 5X, as well as users of the older Motorola Nexus 6, LG Nexus 5 and the Asus Nexus 7 tablet, can download from today, April update for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and install. The update is currently only as “factory image” to download and install on all the aforementioned Nexus smartphones. For this, the update must be downloaded onto a computer and then on a Nexus device ‘flashed’ to be.

The updates will also “over the air” will be presented within a few hours to days, which means that updates can be downloaded directly via the Internet to the devices and then can be installed without a computer on your device.

In the settings menu can optionally be controlled manually for updates, the device could itself yet no notification have indicated that an update is available.