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Updated · SamMobile - Samsung news · Aug 4
Samsung Details August 2026 Galaxy Patch Fixing 56 Flaws, Including 8 Critical Bugs
Updated
Updated · SamMobile - Samsung news · Aug 4

Samsung Details August 2026 Galaxy Patch Fixing 56 Flaws, Including 8 Critical Bugs

3 articles · Updated · SamMobile - Samsung news · Aug 4

Summary

  • Samsung said its August 2026 security update for eligible Galaxy phones and tablets fixes 56 vulnerabilities and could begin rolling out worldwide soon.
  • Google contributed 38 CVE fixes in the patch—8 rated critical and 30 high priority—while Samsung added 18 device-specific SVE fixes, including 2 high-priority issues.
  • Nine Google-listed fixes are absent from Samsung's package because 1 was already covered in July and 8 do not affect Samsung devices.
  • Most fixes target Galaxy devices running Android 14, 15 or 16, covering Contacts, Dialer, Messages and Galaxy Themes, plus access control, clipboard, media codecs and cellular radio.

Insights

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