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  • Please note that in some cases regular OS upgrades may cause delays to planned security updates. However, users can be rest assured the OS upgrades will include up-to-date security patches when delivered.
  • While we are doing our best to deliver the security patches as soon as possible to all applicable models, delivery time of security patches may vary depending on the regions and models.
  • Some patches to be received from chipset vendors (also known as Device Specific patches) may not be included in the security update package of the month. They will be included in upcoming security update packages as soon as the patches are ready to deliver.

Acknowledgements

Samsung Mobile is releasing a maintenance release for major flagship models as part of monthly Security Maintenance Release (SMR) process. This SMR package includes patches from Google and Samsung.


Google patches include patches up to Android Security Bulletin – February 2025 package. The Bulletin (February 2025) contains the following CVE items:

Critical
CVE-2024-20154

High
CVE-2024-43704, CVE-2024-20143, CVE-2024-20144, CVE-2024-20145, CVE-2024-20105, CVE-2024-20140, CVE-2024-20146, CVE-2024-20148, CVE-2024-21464, CVE-2024-45553, CVE-2024-45558, CVE-2024-49721, CVE-2024-49743, CVE-2024-49746, CVE-2025-0097, CVE-2025-0098, CVE-2025-0099, CVE-2023-40122, CVE-2023-40133, CVE-2023-40134, CVE-2023-40135, CVE-2023-40136, CVE-2023-40137, CVE-2023-40138, CVE-2023-40139, CVE-2024-0037, CVE-2025-0100, CVE-2024-49741, CVE-2025-0094, CVE-2023-24023, CVE-2025-0091, CVE-2025-0095, CVE-2024-49723, CVE-2024-49729

Moderate
None

Already included in previous updates
None

Not applicable to Samsung devices
CVE-2025-0096, CVE-2024-49731


※ Please see Android Security Bulletin for detailed information on Google patches.


Along with Google patches, Samsung Mobile provides 7 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures (SVE) items described below, in order to improve our customer’s confidence on security of Samsung Mobile devices. Samsung security index (SSI), found in “Security software version”, SMR Feb-2025 Release 1 includes all patches from Samsung and Google. Some of the SVE items may not be included in this package, in case these items were already included in a previous maintenance release.


SVE-2024-2120(CVE-2025-20904): Out-of-bounds write in mPOS TUI trustlet

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14 devices using Qualcomm chipsets
Reported on: November 7, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds write in mPOS TUI trustlet prior to SMR Feb-2025 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to cause memory corruption.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-2122(CVE-2025-20905): Out-of-bounds read and write in mPOS TUI trustlet

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14 devices using Qualcomm chipsets
Reported on: November 7, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds read and write in mPOS TUI trustlet prior to SMR Feb-2025 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to read and write out-of-bounds memory.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-2229(CVE-2025-20906): Improper Export of Android Application Components in Settings

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android Watch 14
Reported on: November 25, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Improper Export of Android Application Components in Settings prior to SMR Feb-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to enable ADB.
The patch adds proper permission.


SVE-2024-2264(CVE-2025-20907): Improper privilege management in Samsung Find

Severity: Moderate
Affected versions: Android 12, 13 14
Reported on: December 3, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Improper privilege management in Samsung Find prior to SMR Feb-2025 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to disable Samsung Find.
The patch adds proper privilege management.


Some SVE items included in the Samsung Android Security Update cannot be disclosed at this time.


Acknowledgements
Dawuge of Shuffle Team: SVE-2024-2120, SVE-2024-2122
localh0ster: SVE-2024-2229
hsia.angsh: SVE-2024-2264
Samsung Mobile is releasing a maintenance release for major flagship models as part of monthly Security Maintenance Release (SMR) process. This SMR package includes patches from Google and Samsung.


Google patches include patches up to Android Security Bulletin – January 2025 package. The Bulletin (January 2025) contains the following CVE items:

Critical
CVE-2024-43096, CVE-2024-43770, CVE-2024-43771, CVE-2024-49747, CVE-2024-49748

High
CVE-2024-43077, CVE-2024-43701, CVE-2024-33056, CVE-2024-33044, CVE-2024-43052, CVE-2022-42545, CVE-2024-49732, CVE-2024-49735, CVE-2024-49737, CVE-2024-49738, CVE-2024-49744, CVE-2024-49745, CVE-2023-40108, CVE-2024-49733, CVE-2023-40132, CVE-2024-49749, CVE-2024-34722, CVE-2024-34730, CVE-2024-43095, CVE-2024-43765, CVE-2024-49742, CVE-2024-49734, CVE-2024-43763, CVE-2024-49736

Moderate
None

Already included in previous updates
CVE-2024-20125

Not applicable to Samsung devices
CVE-2024-43048, CVE-2024-33063


※ Please see Android Security Bulletin for detailed information on Google patches.


Along with Google patches, Samsung Mobile provides 22 Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures (SVE) items described below, in order to improve our customer’s confidence on security of Samsung Mobile devices. Samsung security index (SSI), found in “Security software version”, SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 includes all patches from Samsung and Google. Some of the SVE items may not be included in this package, in case these items were already included in a previous maintenance release.


SVE-2024-0274(CVE-2025-20881): Out-of-bounds write in libsthmbc.so

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: February 2, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds write in accessing buffer storing the decoded video frames in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-0308(CVE-2025-20882): Out-of-bounds write in libsthmbc.so

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: February 7, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds write in accessing uninitialized memory for svc1td in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-1217(CVE-2025-20883): Improper access control in SoundPicker

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: May 29, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Improper access control in SoundPicker prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to access data across multiple user profiles.
The patch adds proper access control.


SVE-2024-1527(CVE-2025-20884): Improper access control in Samsung Message

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: July 31, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Improper access control in Samsung Message prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to access data across multiple user profiles.
The patch adds proper access control.


SVE-2024-1828(CVE-2025-20885): Out-of-bounds write in softsim TA

Severity: High
Affected versions: Select Android 12, 13, 14 devices
Reported on: September 19, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds write in softsim TA prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to cause memory corruption.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-1834(CVE-2025-20886): Inclusion of sensitive information in test code in softsim TA

Severity: Moderate
Affected versions: Select Android 12, 13, 14 devices
Reported on: September 19, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Inclusion of sensitive information in test code in softsim TA prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to get test key.
The patch removes test code.


SVE-2024-1875(CVE-2025-20893): Improper access control in NotificationManager

Severity: Moderate
Affected versions: Android 14
Reported on: September 25, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Improper access control in NotificationManager prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to change the configuration of notifications.
The patch adds proper access control.


SVE-2024-2153(CVE-2025-20887): Out-of-bounds read in libsthmbc.so

Severity: Moderate
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: November 12, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds read in accessing table used for svp8t in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to read arbitrary memory. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-2154(CVE-2025-20888): Out-of-bounds write in libsthmbc.so

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: November 12, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds write in handling the block size for smp4vtd in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-2156(CVE-2025-20889): Out-of-bounds read in libsthmbc.so

Severity: Moderate
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: November 12, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds read in decoding malformed bitstream for smp4vtd in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to read arbitrary memory. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-2157(CVE-2025-20890): Out-of-bounds write in libsthmbc.so

Severity: High
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: November 12, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds write in decoding frame buffer in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch adds proper input validation.


SVE-2024-2158(CVE-2025-20891): Out-of-bounds read in libsthmbc.so

Severity: Moderate
Affected versions: Android 12, 13, 14
Reported on: November 12, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Out-of-bounds read in decoding malformed bitstream of video thumbnails in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to read arbitrary memory. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch removed deprecated implementation.


SVE-2024-2171(CVE-2025-20892): Protection Mechanism Failure in bootloader

Severity: High
Affected versions: Select Android 13, 14 devices using MediaTek chipset
Reported on: November 14, 2024
Disclosure status: Privately disclosed
Protection Mechanism Failure in bootloader prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to execute fastboot command. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.
The patch enables Samsung bootloader feature.


Some SVE items included in the Samsung Android Security Update cannot be disclosed at this time.

Acknowledgements
ycmint working at ADLab of VenusTech: SVE-2024-1217
Sam of Honor Cyber Security Lab: SVE-2024-1527
tdx: SVE-2024-1828, SVE-2024-1834
hsia.angsh: SVE-2024-1875
Andrea Toska: SVE-2024-2171