Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in chipsets and telephone modems to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, remotely control the device, or harm the device or user. Therefore, it is extremely important to be aware of security patches and updates from manufacturers to protect against such vulnerabilities and keep your personal information and data safe. On March 17, IT House reported that Google’s Project Zero security team had recently discovered 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung modems. Several Samsung device models are affected by these vulnerabilities, including the Pixel 6, Pixel 7, Galaxy S22 and Galaxy A53 models.

Four of the 18 vulnerabilities were rated as “critical,” according to Google’s report. If used, attackers can remotely hijack the victim’s phone without any user interaction if they have the phone number.

Google released a security update for Pixel phones in March this year to fix this issue. However, it is worth noting that Google has not fixed the vulnerability for Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6a. Since the chipsets of these smartphones are based on Samsung’s own chips, it makes sense that they would suffer from this.

Affected devices include: Samsung brand phones like Galaxy S22, M33, M13, M12, A71, A53, A33, A21, A13, A12 and A04 series, vivo brand phones like S16, S15, S6, X70, X60 and X30 series, Google phones like Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series, all portable devices with Exynos W920 chipset and all vehicles with Exynos Auto T5123 chipset. Users should stay vigilant and update their devices to the latest software versions as soon as possible to ensure the security of their data and personal information.