Samsung has started rolling out September security updates to its Android devices to fix critical security vulnerabilities in its operating system and improve overall possibilities on its devices.
This week the Google released the September 2020 Android security updates, which include several security updates to the code for critical vulnerabilities affecting the latest devices.
As noted, Samsung Galaxy devices started updating automatically today, September 10th.
These updates include many improvements to Wi-Fi connectivity, the Samsung Keyboard, and the Messaging app, along with some important security fixes. There are also optimizations to the Pro Video capability of the camera.
All the vulnerabilities encountered in this update have been described as either "High" or "Critical" seriousness, making the update necessary for the users of the company, so that their devices remain safe.
One of the most critical vulnerabilities is CVE-2020-0245, which affects the Media Framework component and allows both remote code execution and the disclosure of important information.
Other notable vulnerabilities that are fixed in this update include:
Framework
CVE | References | Type | Severity | Updated AOSP versions |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2020-0074 | A-146204120 | EoP | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0388 | A-156123285 | EoP | High | 10 |
CVE-2020-0391 | A-158570769 | EoP | High | 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0401 | A-150857253 | EoP | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0382 | A-152944488 | ID | High | 10 |
CVE-2020-0389 | A-156959408 | ID | High | 10 |
CVE-2020-0390 | A-157598026 | ID | High | 10 |
CVE-2020-0395 | A-154124307 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0397 | A-155092443 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0399 | A-153993591 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
Media Framework
CVE | References | Type | Severity | Updated AOSP versions |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2020-0245 | A-152496149 | ID | High | 10 |
RCE | Critical | 8.0, 8.1, 9 | ||
CVE-2020-0392 | A-150226608 | EoP | High | 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0381 | A-150159669 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0383 | A-150160279 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0384 | A-150159906 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0385 | A-150160041 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0393 | A-154123412 | ID | High | 9, 10 |
System
CVE | References | Type | Severity | Updated AOSP versions |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2020-0380 | A-146398979 | RCE | Critical | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0396 | A-155094269 | ID | Critical | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0386 | A-155650356 | EoP | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0394 | A-155648639 | EoP | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
CVE-2020-0379 | A-150156492 | ID | High | 8.0, 8.1, 9, 10 |
On selected Samsung Galaxy devices, the updates launched this week are dated "2020-09-01". This means that the seriousness vulnerabilities (EoPs) that need to be corrected by the "security update 2020-09-05" are still exploitable.
Just one of these vulnerabilities, CVE-2020-0402, for example, can allow a user to gain privileges on a device so that they are able to unlock it and access the system of files.
It is recommended that you update your devices immediately, which will be done automatically if you have the settings enabled “automaticof information".
A full description of the improvements can be found at site of Samsung.