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Saint SamFAIL, Who Opened the Galaxy Note 8
Patron of bootloaders that don't check, the XDA forums, and people who just wanted a little root on their new phone.
Life
In October 2017, a few weeks after launch, XDA user me2151 published a way to root Snapdragon-based Galaxy Note 8 phones, until then considered impregnable. The bootloader for the Qualcomm MSM8998 chip did not verify the integrity of the system image, which could be swapped for a modified one and booted with root privileges. Samsung fixed it in the November bulletin; the name, SamFAIL, had already said it all.
Prayer
O Saint SamFAIL, who opened what should have stayed sealed, let our bootloaders check what they boot. Amen.
How to celebrate
Celebrated by installing the November 2017 Samsung security update, or by giving up on root with dignity.
If you don't check what you boot, someone else picks it for you.