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Samsung Galaxy S20, Note 20 get December 2021 security patch in the US, Europe
December 2021 security patch rollout has begun for two Samsung flagship lines called Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20. The firmware updates are currently rolling out in several markets including the US (AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, Comcast, C-Spire, and Verizon cellular) and Europe.
A few days back, the company confirmed that the most up-to-date security patch brings fixes for 5 critical, 22 high and 3 moderate CVEs from Google. At the same time, it includes fixes for 18 SVE items from Samsung for better security of Galaxy devices.
Software versions
- Galaxy S20 series [LTE/5G/US]
- Galaxy S20
- G980FXXSCDUK1/G981BXXSCDUK1/G981U1UES2DUK1
- Galaxy S20 Plus
- G985FXXSCDUK1/G986BXXSCDUK1/G986U1UES2DUK1
- Galaxy S20 Ultra
- G988BXXSCDUK1/G988U1UES2DUK1
- Galaxy S20
- Galaxy Note 20 series
- Galaxy Note 20: N981U1UES2DUK2
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: N986U1UES2DUK2
In addition to CVEs fixes from Google, Samsung has already patched 1 issue with the previous security release, while 3 of them are not applicable to Galaxy devices. You can check the Samsung December 2021 security patch update details for Galaxy S20 and Note 20 HERE, followed by additional SVEs fixes.
- To check for updates manually, head for Settings >> Software updates >> Download and install.
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