The Samsung latest October security patch includes the fixes for 215 vulnerabilities found in the Android operating system. Google released the fixes for these 215 vulnerabilities in October 2017 Android Security Bulletin. All of these vulnerabilities fixes are included in the Samsung’s latest October security patch release. Samsung not only fixed the Google’s Android Operating system vulnerabilities, this update also includes six vulnerabilities that found in Samsung software. But Samsung has only detailed some of the vulnerabilities. Rest of vulnerabilities are privately disclosed. In short note, this October security patch brings 215 exploits in Google’s Android and six in the Samsung’s software. These carriers include Korea Telecom (KT), SK Telecom, and LG Uplus, and we could see the October 2017 security patch hit the flagships in other regions soon. But, many of us might have thinking that the slow rollout of the October 2017 security patch will result in the November security update delay but as November security update fixes a critical vulnerability that affects millions of Wi-Fi enabled phones, so there will no delay in November security update.
How To Manually Update G950NKSU1AQJ5 October Security Update For Galaxy S8
This update is rolling out via OTA (Over The Air).Those who didn’t wait for OTA they can also try manually pulling the firmware by going to the Settings –> About Device –> Check for Updates and download it manually. If you want to wait for OTA, then it may take few days to reach all corners of the world.
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Download G950NKSU1AQJ5 October Security Update For Galaxy S8 (Korean)
How To Install G950NKSU1AQJ5 October Security Update For Galaxy S8 (Korean)
First, download the firmware file following the above guide, then follow the linked guide below to Install G950NKSU1AQJ5 Security Patch Update On Galaxy S8 using Odin Flash Tool If the installation is successful, you will see the message Pass in the Log Tab.
