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There’s an unusual twist with Samsung’s security update this month, with the October release giving five critical reasons why any Samsung Galaxy phone owner running Android 12, 13 or 14 to update as soon as possible.
In recent months we have gotten used to critical updates coming by way of wider Android vulnerabilities or hardware components patches. And there are two such updates from Qualcomm as well this month, albeit those were part of Android’s September release and are just delayed making their way onto Samsungs.. The five CVEs all relate to librtppayload, a system component specific to Samsung phones.
No suggestion that any such exploits have been identified as yet, but Galaxy users are urged to update as soon as the October release makes its way onto their devices. As ever, the release will be scheduled by model, region and carrier, with the lower-end devices waiting until later in the month.Stephen’s ‘Love Is Blind’ Cheating Scandal Explained—Here’s How Monica Found The Texts.
The five critical risks all relate to vulnerabilities when handling compressed video on the device, opening access to parts of the device’s memory that are “out of bounds” from the parameters set for the function itself. This opens up the risk of device destabilization or execution of remote code per Samsung’s warning.Good news that these issues have been fixed and owners of flagship devices should get the updates quickly.
There may be other, perhaps even more critical updates buried in October’s release as well. Samsung warns that “some SVE items included in the Samsung Android Security Update cannot be disclosed at this time.”Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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