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Huawei Mate Xs 2 and P50 Pocket are the latest to grab October 2022 security update
Huawei Mate Xs 2 and P50 Pocket are one of the best phones in the global market and they are now receiving October 2022 security update featuring EMUI 12.
According to Huaweiailesi, Huawei Mate Xs 2 and P50 Pocket are receiving the October 2022 security update firmware with EMUI 12.0.1.178 and 12.0.1.216 versions respectively. These two software packages contain important security patches that are essential for the corresponding models.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 and P50 Pocket comes has two different folding mechanisms, one folds sideways and the other folds vertically. That’s not it, both of these phones shipped with EMUI 12 pre-installed for global users. However, these phones will also upgrade to EMUI 13.
According to the changelog, Huawei Mate Xs and P50 Pocket getting Huawei and Android security patches released in October 2022. We suggest you get this software update as soon as it appears on your smartphone.
If you are one that has not received the update yet, make sure you keep an eye on the software update section, as it’ll expand in batches.
To check for the update, open Settings > from here tap on System & updates > now tap on Software updates > CHECK FOR UPDATES, and DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL. However, the subsequent steps may take time along with the procedure, so make sure you let the phone install update.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 and P50 Pocket:
Huawei Mate Xs sports a 7.8 inches of foldable screen, OLED panel, 1.07 billion colors, 120Hz refresh rate, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, up to 240 Hz touch sampling rate, and 2480 x 2200 pixels resolution as well as 424 PPI. The phone could fold in half and bring you a large tablet-size view in a smartphone.
Huawei P50 Pocket comes with a 6.9-inch screen, 1.07 billion colors, 120Hz refresh rate display, 1440Hz high-frequency dimming, and FHD+ resolution. The device also features a 1.04-cover screen with 16.7 million colors, a 60Hz refresh rate, an OLED panel, a 120Hz touch sampling rate, and a 340 x 340 pixels resolution.
Huawei has released the January 2023 software update for the Huawei Nova Y90 and Y70 smartphones in the global market, and this firmware clearly improves these phones’ security aspects for a better user experience.
Both Huawei Nova Y90 and Y70 runs EMUI 12 out of the box but it would be interesting if the company could have sent EMUI 13 instead of the security patch. Speaking of which, no one knows, when Huawei will rollout EMUI 13 for global users for the time being.
Coming back to the rollout, January 2023 security update for Huawei Nova Y90 and Nova Y70 comes with EMUI version 12.0.1.177 and EMUI 12.0.1.202. This update is suggested to install on all of the devices sold marketed outside of China and will appear in batches.
We suggest the corresponding users look into the settings > then open System & updates, followed by a Software update, and then tap on CHECK FOR UPDATES. You can download the latest firmware also from the My Huawei app.
You should know that the update won’t erase your personal data but it is suggested for you back up any important data before updating the device. On the other hand, the package will be deleted automatically once the installation succeeds.
Thanks to the tipster for this amazing information, Masterpiece.
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Huawei has released February 2023 EMUI security patch details that will fetch better safety for smartphones running EMUI 12.0.1, EMUI 12.0, and EMUI 11 in the global market.
In the meantime, Huawei keeps on sending security patches, optimizations, and other important performance upgrades over the OTA method directly to the devices.
Meanwhile, Huawei has not released the February 2023 EMUI security patch update for smartphones but it may soon be delivered to the corresponding eligible models.
Why it’s important?
Security patches are important and Huawei releases such upgrades for smartphones to implement high safety measures to guard the data and fight vulnerabilities. Such updates roll out monthly and quarterly sessions.
What fixed:
Huawei has fixed 2 issues in critical condition, 14 of them fixed in high mode, medium and low level of vulnerabilities are not recorded this time. While there are 23 common vulnerability exposures patched from the last firmware version.
Specifically, it fixes an unauthorized access vulnerability (CVE-2022-48286) in the multi-screen collaboration module, which could have affected the confidentiality of the files that you are sharing over the air.
There are two medium-level vulnerabilities fixed for Bluetooth modules, which could exploit user data. CVE-2022-48295 addresses the fix of authentification of the IHwAntiMalPlugin API, which could let malware attack your Huawei device.
Next comes the Huawei fix for permission management vulnerability in the SystemUI module, which may cause users to receive misleading broadcasts from malicious apps for storage exploitations.
Below you can check all of the CVE counts and codes mentioned in the February 2023 security bulletin.
Critical:
- CVE-2022-22088, CVE-2022-41674
High:
- CVE-2022-20456, CVE-2022-20461, CVE-2022-20489, CVE-2022-20490, CVE-2022-20492, CVE-2022-20493, CVE-2022-20494, CVE-2023-20905, CVE-2023-20913, CVE-2023-20915, CVE-2023-20920, CVE-2023-20921, CVE-2022-33255, CVE-2022-32635
Already included in previous updates:
- CVE-2022-20504, CVE-2022-20506, CVE-2022-20513, CVE-2022-20515, CVE-2022-20516, CVE-2022-20517, CVE-2022-20518, CVE-2022-20520, CVE-2022-20521, CVE-2022-20525, CVE-2022-20528, CVE-2022-20530, CVE-2022-20537, CVE-2022-20539, CVE-2022-20541, CVE-2022-20544, CVE-2022-20546, CVE-2022-20552, CVE-2022-42535, CVE-2022-42542, CVE-2022-20496, CVE-2022-20566, CVE-2021-39793
February 2023 security patch may take some time to toss over the devices and we’ll keep you posted.
Huawei is expanding the January 2023 security patch for Nova 7 global version that improves the phone’s capability against potential threats. According to the information, Huawei Nova 7 January 2023 EMUI update comes with version 12.0.0.244 and 233 megabytes. This update is rolling out in batches began to rollout early last month.
You can check for the update via Settings or via the My Huawei app. Below you can see the update changelog:
This update improves system security with security patches.
Security:
- Integrates security patches released in January 2023 for improved system security.
Update notes:
- This update will not erase your personal data but we recommend that you back up only important data before updating.
- If you encounter any issues during the update contact the Huawei customer service hotline.
- The update package will be deleted automatically after the update is complete.
Thanks to the tipster – Mohammed for this amazing update.
