​Google Patches Stagefright 2.0 in Nexus, Fixes Land in ‘Nightly’ CyanogenMod Builds

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istock000054929008medium copyWhile most Android owners could be waiting weeks or months for Google’s latest Stagefright fixes, CyanogenMod has them ready to go now. In tandem with the release of Android Marshmallow 6.0 for Nexus phones, Google has also delivered a critical security update for Nexus devices vulnerable to the latest Stagefright bugs.

Revealed last Friday, Stagefright 2.0, like its predecessor, has left virtually every Android device in the wild exposed to a dangerous attack on the operating system’s media player engine, which can be triggered after receiving a malicious MP3 or MP4 media file.

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