Last December, MediaTek announced a significant vulnerability rated 7.5/10 that could impact various mobile phones. I recently used a vulnerability scanner (Harmony) on my AT&T Samsung S23, which has the July 2025 update (S911USQS6DYG1), and it flagged CVE-2024-20129 as still applicable. However, Samsung's site doesn't seem to mention a patch for this issue. Is there any way to check if my device has the right firmware to address this vulnerability? Thanks! By the way, it looks like the scanner might have mistakenly flagged this, since, as some folks pointed out, the S23 doesn't actually use a MediaTek chipset. Huge thanks to the community for the insight!
2 Answers
You’re right; only certain A series models use MediaTek SoCs. The S23 with the model SM-S911U has a Qualcomm processor, so it shouldn't be affected by CVE-2024-20129. It's a good idea to check with Check Point support about why your scanner flagged it, though!
Actually, the S23 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, not MediaTek. It's likely there's been a mix-up with the information. So, you shouldn't have to worry about the MediaTek vulnerability affecting your device at all!
That makes sense! I was confused too when I saw the alert from the scanner. Thanks for clearing that up!
Yeah, definitely follow up with them. It’s frustrating when scanners give false positives!