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Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users

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208 points mohi-kalantari | 3 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ptx ◴[08 Dec 25 19:55 UTC] No.46196795[source]▶
Never mind the December security patches, Samsung haven't even released the November patches yet, the ones for the critical severity RCE. Unless you have a "major flagship model" [1], because apparently only the richest users deserve to be secure.

[1] https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

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JohnTHaller ◴[08 Dec 25 20:29 UTC] No.46197211[source]▶
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are still stuck on the October patches.
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1. defanor ◴[08 Dec 25 21:05 UTC] No.46197641[source]▶
Pixel 6a used to show a September patch as the latest, but tapping "check for updates" found a new one. As mentioned in other comments here, apparently tapping those buttons twice may help.
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2. cmurf ◴[08 Dec 25 21:45 UTC] No.46198077[source]▶
Can confirm on a Pixel 6a.

Says September is the latest system update. Click check updates, says it's up to date, click check updates again, says it's preparing system update and hangs out for a while - then says it's downloading and installing a 781M update.

WTF?

Update: OK finally the update completes an hour later, even the reboot took longer than usual - says it's "updated to December 5, 2025"

This phone running Android 16 for a bit over a month now.

3. JohnTHaller ◴[09 Dec 25 03:05 UTC] No.46200800[source]▶
I was clicking "Check for Updates" every few hours. Finally started working a bit ago.

Fun fact: Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro didn't get a November update