Google’s Android May security patch roles out

Google is hard at work with this month’s security patch for Android. Fifteen vulnerabilities have been patched dated 2020-05-01 and twenty-four dated for 2020-05-05, ranging from moderate to critical. One, in particular, allows remote attacker using a specially crafted transmission to execute arbitrary code. The others, while still critical, are vulnerabilities that allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, gain access to additional permission and access sensitive data.

The Pixel Dedicate bulletin shows seven moderate vulnerabilities, all of which are security patches. 

This month’s first builds are issued for only Pixel devices in Taiwan being assigned an A3 version while anyone else around the globe receives a B2 Version. 

Android 10: Taiwan 

• Pixel 4 XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3
• Pixel 4: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3 
• Pixel 3a XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3
• Pixel 3a: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3
• Pixel 3 XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3
• Pixel 3: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3
• Pixel 2 XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3
• Pixel 2: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.A3

Android 10: Global

• Pixel 4 XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2 
• Pixel 4: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2 
• Pixel 3a XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2 
• Pixel 3a: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2 
• Pixel 3 XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2 
• Pixel 3: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2
• Pixel 2 XL: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2 
• Pixel 2: Android 10 — QQ2A.200501.001.B2