Reading about Android security flaws is enough to give anyone an ulcer.

It’s okay; we’ve all felt it at some point. Based on the headlines you see every few weeks, it’s hard not to think your phone is constantly being surrounded by evil demon monkeys just waiting to pounce and pry your data into their cold, calloused, monkey-smellin’ hands.

I’m not saying that isn’t the case — I haven’t been privy to the evil monkey community’s plans since the late 90s — but more often than not, Android security flaws present little reason for panic from a typical user’s perspective.

We’ve talked plenty about the realities of Android malware and how sensational most Android virus narratives tend to be. In addition to the theoretical malware, though, there is the occasional real security flaw in the OS itself — something we’ve heard a fair amount about over the past several days. So what’s the deal with that?

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