The Samsung Android device must have the latest available Samsung Android operating system (OS) installed.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-255166r867435_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Install the latest released version of Samsung Android OS on all managed Samsung devices.
Note: In most cases, OS updates are released by the wireless carrier (for example, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and ATT).