Samsung will fix the final, highly risky Exynos modem flaw in April

Image source : samsung.com You might be aware of a zero-day vulnerability, which denotes a hole that the software maker was unaware of and had not yet corrected. The Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, Exynos 980, Exynos 1080, and Exynos Auto T5123 were all impacted by the flaw. Attackers only need the phone number of the targeted device to have access to it. The March security update, which has now been made available for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro, has fixed the flaw that we know affected the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 models. Exynos-powered phones from the Samsung Galaxy S22 range are among the other impacted devices. Europe and the United Kingdom both sold these versions. Models from Samsung's mid-range Galaxy A and Galaxy M series also have the issue:

• Galaxy A71
• Galaxy A53
• Galaxy A33
• Galaxy A21s
• Galaxy A13
• Galaxy A12
• Galaxy A04 series
• Galaxy M33
• Galaxy M13
• Galaxy M12
• Galaxy Watch 5 series
• Galaxy Watch 4 series

A few Vivo models, including the S16, S15, S6, X70, X60, and X30 series, are also impacted. Five of the six vulnerabilities discovered in the aforementioned Exynos modems were patched in March, according to a post by a Samsung community manager on the Samsung U.S. community site, and the sixth vulnerability will be fixed next month. It's interesting to note that Samsung initially believed the problems weren't serious.