The year starts boiling for those who own a Samsung. Along with the December security pack, the brand launched the expected Android 13 update and OneUI 5.0 update for Galaxy S20 FE and S21 Fe – two of the most popular at the moment. And in the first week of the new year, the brand’s first devices begin to receive the January security pack – which corrects a series of faults, including in Samsung Knox and Secure Folder.
Samsung releasing January security pack
Updates began on cell phones unlocked by carriers in the US, such as Galaxy A10, A73, Galaxy Note 10, S21 and Z Flip. Now it’s time for the top of the line Galaxy S22 to start being updated. Update loads firmware version S90xU1UES2BVL4 bundled with the January 2023 security pack and fixes a number of security vulnerabilities. Gradually, units of S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra AT&T, Comcast, Cricket, US Cellular, Verizon and Xfinity Mobile networks will be the first to receive the update.
Manual Update
Devices in Brazil should receive the update soon and you can manually check if the pack has not arrived for your device. For that, just go to Settings >> Software Update >> Download and Install.
What’s in the January 2023 security pack?
The January update package includes improvements from Samsung as well as Google, therefore, which fix vulnerabilities in both Android and One UI. The January update mentions over 50 vulnerabilities with “High” priorities and three marked as “moderate” but already shipped in previous updates. There are no fixes marked as “critical”.
Among all these updates are vulnerabilities in Samsung Knox related to Permissions and Privileges. In the Secure Folder app, restrictions were added to “close the door” of the app when it is played in the background. The vulnerability that existed until then allowed a breach in some situations.
The monthly security pack is a service provided by brands in order to keep devices and users safe.
