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Galaxy S22 updated to December 2022 security patch

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According to Samsung’s official documentation, the Galaxy S22 device is listed in the Monthly security update category, which means the company regularly provides security updates to the particular device on a monthly basis. The Korean giant has released the December 2022 update for the Galaxy S22 series to continue the trend.

Currently, the update is available in several regions (India, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Thailand (MPT, Mectel), Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam) and the Korean giant is expected to expand the update to other countries in the next few days. Users who own Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Galaxy S22 Ultra devices can identify the latest update by the firmware version number S901EXXU2BVKM, S906EXXU2BVKM, and S908EXXU2BVKM.

Moreover, Installing the latest December 2022 security patch provides an extra shield in your device defense system, which protects your important data and secures your privacy. In contrast, you are enjoying online content on your device.

December 2022 Security Patch Vulnerabilities:

According to the Samsung documentation, the latest patches include the fix to as many as 93 vulnerabilities

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, 67 of them common to (almost) all Android devices. Of the long list, 5 vulnerabilities are defined as critical, 63 high priority, and 12 moderate. Most of these vulnerabilities affect Galaxy smartphones and tablets with Android 10, Android 11, and Android 12, but some also touch the latest version of the robot. Among the latter, one concerns the RCS system, which would allow malicious actors to access the phone number of an incoming call. It also required action on the vulnerability that would allow access to the contents of the toast notifications of the Personal Area through the Nice Catch app (it is part of the Good Lock package).

If you want to Install the latest update on your Galaxy S22 smartphone, follow the given steps

  • Click on Software update 
  • Tap download and install 
  • Check the latest update December 2022 security update
  • Then hit the install button. 
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