Android security updates released this month patch a high-severity vulnerability exploited as a zero-day to install commercial spyware on compromised devices.

The latest round of Android security updates contain fixes for 48 vulnerabilities including a zero-day kernel vulnerability and a critical flaw in Qualcomm’s wireless chips.

It seems like Google is working hard to update and upstream the Linux kernel that sits at the heart of every Android phone. The company was a big participant in this year's Linux Plumbers ...