Google faced many security threats with Android in the latter part of 2023 and the latest bulletin gives you all the details.

Here’s Google’s Response to Fixing Over 100 Security Issues in Android Last Month

Google had a busy end to 2023, and most of the heavy lifting was done by the Android security team in the last month of the year. The latest Google security bulletin notes that more than 100 security issues ranging in severity from critical to high had affected millions of Android devices.

In total, these vulnerabilities led to Google patching 100 security issues in the Android framework and other components used in phones. The information provided by Google details these security issues affecting devices still running Android 11.

We’ve already talked about several security warnings issued by the Indian government to Android users in recent weeks, and Google’s latest security bulletin highlights many of the issues that have affected millions of devices over the past 30 days. Google patched the security issue with an update in December that apparently patched several vulnerabilities affecting Android devices.

That being said, the highlight of Google’s problems has to be CVE-2023-40088, which allows remote code execution, or RCE, and could be exploited by an attacker to install malicious code or software on a user’s phone without permission.

As we mentioned earlier, this vulnerability affected several Android versions, including Android 11, 12, 12L, 13, and 14. This security patch includes additional patches that address vulnerabilities identified in components from various chip manufacturers, such as ARM, Unisoc. , Mediatek and Qualcomm.

Interestingly, the company hasn’t listed the security issues that Pixel users faced during this period, but we do have information about issues that affected WearOS users during the month. Starting with the 4a 5G model, Pixel users got a bunch of new features via the Pixel’s December 2023 Drop Update, which was offered over-the-air to eligible Pixel users.

Google is hoping for a less hectic start to 2024, and it also needs to fix the problems at the end of it that allow these vulnerabilities to become a concern for users.