"Android’s February 2023 Updates Patch 40 Vulnerabilities"

Google recently announced the release of patches for 40 vulnerabilities as part of the February 2023 security updates for the Android operating system.  The first part of the update arrives on devices as a 2023-02-01 security patch level and resolves a total of 17 high-severity vulnerabilities impacting components such as Framework, Media Framework, and System.  Google noted that the most severe of these issues is a high-severity vulnerability in the Framework component that could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.  Google stated that while most of the vulnerabilities addressed with this patch level could lead to escalation of privilege, several information disclosure and denial-of-service (DoS) bugs were also resolved.  The second part of the update arrives on devices as the 2023-02-05 security patch level and resolves 23 security defects in Kernel, MediaTek, Unisoc, Qualcomm, and Qualcomm closed-source components. 

SecurityWeek reports: "Android’s February 2023 Updates Patch 40 Vulnerabilities"