April 2023 security update releasing for Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3, Fold3

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and Galaxy Z Fold3 smartphones are getting the latest April 2023 security update. The update is currently limited to third-generation foldable smartphones in Europe and Brazil.

The new update of Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 arrives with One UI build versions F926BXXU3EWD1 and F711BXXU4EWCC respectively.  It is an incremental rollout so it only brings monthly security maintenance.

Samsung April 2023 security Patch

According to the official details, the April 2023 security update for Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and Galaxy Z Fold3 fixes a number of CVEs along with flaws related to One UI’s Smart Suggestions function and Exynos modem (which was earlier discovered by Google’s Project Zero team).

April patch includes fixes for SVE-2022-3004 (CVE-2023-21473), SVE-2022-3001 (CVE-2023-21472) and SVE-2022-2755 (CVE-2023-21467). These vulnerabilities may have affected your device, letting a physical attacker execute arbitrary code in the bootloader.

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It is worth noting that once after installing the update, you will not be able to download the old software because of updates to the security policy. The company will soon expand this update in more countries.

Your Samsung smartphone will notify you to download and install the new update when available. Meanwhile, there’s an easy way to manually force installation by navigating to the device’s Settings, then a Software update, and Download and install.