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Samsung April 2022 Security Patch details goes live
Later last month, Samsung debuted its new April 2022 security patch, while the Galaxy S22 series became the initial receiver. While the latest security patch distribution had begun last month, Samsung just shared the April 2022 patch details for the Galaxy consumers.
According to Samsung, the April 2022 security patch brings fixes various levels of CVEs from Google including 27 high, 18 moderate, and no critical CVE mentioned in the details. At the same time, previous Samsung software updates had already fixed 6 vulnerabilities while 4 aren’t applicable.
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Below, you can check the details of CVEs being fixed with the One UI April 2022 security patch update.
Critical
- None
High
- CVE-2020-29368, CVE-2021-39685, CVE-2021-39686, CVE-2021-39698, CVE-2021-3655, CVE-2021-35088, CVE-2021-35103, CVE-2021-35105, CVE-2021-35117, CVE-2021-30328, CVE-2021-30329, CVE-2021-30332, CVE-2021-30333, CVE-2021-39694,
- CVE-2021-0694, CVE-2021-39794, CVE-2021-39795, CVE-2021-39796, CVE-2021-39797, CVE-2021-39798, CVE-2021-39799, CVE-2021-39803, CVE-2021-39804, CVE-2021-39808, CVE-2021-39805, CVE-2021-39809, CVE-2022-0847
Moderate
- CVE-2021-1027, CVE-2021-1028, CVE-2021-1029, CVE-2021-1001, CVE-2021-1002, CVE-2021-1018, CVE-2021-0973, CVE-2021-0769, CVE-2021-0992, CVE-2021-0987, CVE-2021-1005, CVE-2021-1014, CVE-2021-1015, CVE-2021-1007, CVE-2021-1023, CVE-2021-1026, CVE-2021-1034, CVE-2021-1022
Already included in previous updates
- CVE-2021-1942, CVE-2021-35110, CVE-2021-1950, CVE-2021-1009, CVE-2021-1032, CVE-2021-1011
Not applicable to Samsung devices
- CVE-2022-20047, CVE-2022-20048, CVE-2022-20053, CVE-2021-35106
Samsung Security Updates
Samsung provides new security updates in three different methods including monthly, quarterly and biannually. The flagship Galaxy devices are eligible for new patches monthly, alongside select A series phones. Meanwhile, the budget and other mid-rangers receive once every three months.
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Last February, Samsung confirmed that all the Galaxy devices launched in/after 2019 will have four years of regular security patches, in which there will be only two new patches in the fourth year. Further, the company announced to deliver five years of security updates to the 2021 and 2022 flagships such as the Galaxy S22 and S21 series.
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