Can Google Play Services fix Stagefright exploit?

Webern

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Just curious to know if there is a reason Google Play Services can't be used to roll out fixes to this or any other exploit/bug. It's great that Google's fixed it in the OS but given that you don't tend to get major OS upgrades unless you buy a new phone it means it'll be years until most users are safe. If the OS is a collection of files then why can't any file be fixed and rolled out via Google Play Services or the play store more or less immediately for all versions of Android?
 
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