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GALAXY S24 USERS NEED TO INSTALL THE DECEMBER SECURITY UPDATE ASAP. HERE'S WHY

By Alan Friedman
Published: Dec 12, 2024, 2:38 AM
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Samsung has started pushing out the December security update for those Galaxy
S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra users who have decided not to install the
beta version of One UI 7/Android 15. Sure, security updates don't include new
features and the impact of these updates is not something tangible that you can
see. But in the case of Samsung's December security update, it contains some
important patches that will prevent attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities
that could allow a bad actor to gain complete control over your Galaxy S24 model
and other Samsung Galaxy phones.




The security update is available now to Galaxy S24 series users in Korea, those
with the unlocked variants in the U.S., and T-Mobile subscribers using a locked
version of this year's Galaxy S24 series in the U.S. If your phone has the
update, you can download it by going to Settings > Software Updates > Download
and install. Keep in mind that if you install the One UI 7 beta, you will not
receive a stable version of the security update.




The December Samsung security update includes six patches to fix issues deemed
to be critical. These six include CVE-2024-38408, CVE-2024-43096,
CVE-2024-43770, CVE-2024-43771, CVE-2024-49747, and CVE-2024-49748. Another
vulnerability, CVE-2024-49415, is an issue created by Samsung. The company warns
that if this last flaw is not patched, it will allow "remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code."



As a result, you must patch CVE-2024-49415 because if the vulnerability is
exploited it could lead an attacker to execute malicious code on your device
remotely. The attacker could get control over the system allowing him to deploy
ransomware, steal sensitive and personal data, and generate other attacks on the
system. This fix alone should have those with a Galaxy S24 series handset
scurrying to install the December Samsung security update as soon as it arrives.


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Believe it or not, CVE-2024-49415 is not the most dangerous exploit that needs
to be patched. The most important "fix" that comes with the December Samsung
security update is one from Qualcomm that repairs a critical flaw involving
Snapdragon chips, CVE-2024-43047. Google noted that this vulnerability was being
exploited on a limited basis by attackers. A patch for this vulnerability was
released by Qualcomm in October and was made available for Pixel phones in
November.



The good news for those rockin' one of the Galaxy S24 series handsets is that
CVE-2024-43047 doesn't affect Sammy's 2024 flagship phones. But the
aforementioned CVE-2024-49415 does which means that no matter which Samsung
phone you own, it is imperative that you install the December Samsung security
update as soon as you can.
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