Firmware
Samsung October 2023 Security Patch: Full List of Updated Galaxy Devices
This month, Samsung has distributed many new devices for users, including the Galaxy S23 FE, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE series, and the Galaxy Buds FE. All these products are especially designed for those customers to attract new customers, and at the same time, the company is also caring for its existing customers by distributing new security enhancements with new security patches.
Samsung October 2023 Security Patch
The new security patch is coming in the form of an October 2023 patch. With this update, the company has introduced 46 new patches that fix known bugs in the devices. It is worth noticing that Google includes the 34 fixes and Samsung includes the other 12 fixes to fix the issues present in the Galaxy devices.
According to the official documentation, in the bunch of issues, some are disclosed, such as an issue that gives the possibility to install different versions of an app on a device to which the attacker has physical access, then it can enable access to wifi networks with the user’s permission, existing harmful code remotely, and more.
As usual, Samsung will introduce the security patch update gradually to its devices. The company doesn’t follow any rules or patterns for updating, so it will randomly give updates to eligible devices. Initially, the company brought the October 2023 update to the Galaxy S23 device for beta users with One UI 6 beta 4, then expanded to other Galaxy devices.
Due to server limitations, Samsung also has to slowly expand the update to new regions. This time, it has initiated the October 2023 update with the US, which will be gradually expanded to more regions. To confirm each device, we have made a list of devices that have received the latest security patch. You can check whether your device has also grabbed it or not.
These Galaxy devices have received the October 2023 security patch
- Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra (One UI 6 Beta Users)
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra
- Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra
- Galaxy A54
- Galaxy Z Flip 3
- Galaxy Tab S6 Lite