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ICYMI: Samsung March 2022 Security Bulletin – Maintenance Release Details
Starting February 25, Samsung had started to release the March 2022 patch to the Galaxy devices, while the security bulletin is now finally available. According to the info, the March 2022 security patch brings fixes to a total of 62 vulnerabilities, exploits, and threats including critical, high, and moderate.
Among 62 vulnerabilities fixes by Google, 12 CVEs are not applicable on Samsung devices running the One UI software on top of Android OS. In contrast, Samsung March 2022 Security Bulletin mentions fixes to 2 critical, 29 high, and 19 moderate levels of CVEs.
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In addition to the CVE items by Google, Samsung also included additional SVE items exclusively for your Galaxy devices that further ensure privacy and security. Adding to this, the OEM claimed to bring 17 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures items, while you can read more about them on the official support page.
You can check the list of CVE items below.
Critical
- CVE-2021-30317, CVE-2021-39708
High
- CVE-2021-35068,CVE-2021-35077,CVE-2021-35074,CVE-2021-35075,CVE-2021-30323,CVE-2021-30309,CVE-2021-30326,CVE-2021-30322,CVE-2021-30318,CVE-2021-35069,CVE-2021-39692,CVE-2021-39693,CVE-2021-39695,CVE-2021-39697,CVE-2021-39624,CVE-2021-39690,CVE-2021-39667,CVE-2021-0957,CVE-2021-39701,CVE-2021-39702,CVE-2021-39703,CVE-2021-39704,CVE-2021-39706,CVE-2021-39707,CVE-2021-39709,CVE-2021-32484,CVE-2021-32485,CVE-2021-32486,CVE-2021-32487
Moderate
- CVE-2021-1024,CVE-2021-0978,CVE-2021-0983,CVE-2021-0988,CVE-2021-1013,CVE-2021-1030,CVE-2021-1031,CVE-2021-1003,CVE-2021-0998,CVE-2021-1016,CVE-2021-0989,CVE-2021-0990,CVE-2021-0991,CVE-2021-0994,CVE-2021-0996,CVE-2021-1012,CVE-2021-1025,CVE-2021-1008,CVE-2021-39689
Already included in previous updates
- None
Not applicable to Samsung devices
- CVE-2022-20025,CVE-2022-20027,CVE-2022-20028,CVE-2022-20026,CVE-2021-39672,CVE-2021-39635,CVE-2021-39658,CVE-2021-39616,CVE-2022-20024,CVE-2021-39631,CVE-2021-39699,CVE-2021-39705
Aside from the CVE and SVE items’ details, Samsung has also published the revised software update release plan. The roadmap includes all the Galaxy devices compatible for Monthly, Quarterly, and Biannual security updates.
Five years of security updates
While all the Galaxy devices launched in/after 2019 are eligible for four years of regular security patches, Samsung further extended its support at the Galaxy S22 series launch event. The Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 series will now have five years of regular security patches in addition to four generations of OS upgrades.
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