Pixel / Nexus Security Bulletin—December 2017

The Pixel / Nexus Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities and functional improvements affecting supported Google Pixel and Nexus devices (Google devices). For Google devices, security patch levels of 2017-12-05 or later address all issues in this bulletin. To learn how to check a device’s security patch level, see Check & update your Android version.

All supported Google devices will receive an update to the 2017-12-05 patch level. We encourage all customers to accept these updates to their devices.

Note: The Google device firmware images are available on the Google Developer site.

Announcements

In addition to the security vulnerabilities described in the December 2017 Android Security Bulletin, Pixel and Nexus devices also contain patches for the security vulnerabilities described below. Partners were notified of these issues at least a month ago and may choose to incorporate them as part of their device updates.

Security patches

Vulnerabilities are grouped under the component that they affect. There is a description of the issue and a table with the CVE, associated references, type of vulnerability, severity, and updated Android Open Source Project (AOSP) versions (where applicable). When available, we link the public change that addressed the issue to the bug ID, like the AOSP change list. When multiple changes relate to a single bug, additional references are linked to numbers following the bug ID.

Media framework

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2017-13154	A-63666573	EoP	High	5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0
CVE-2017-0879	A-65025028	ID	Moderate	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0
DoS	High	5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
CVE-2017-13149	A-65719872	ID	Moderate	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0
DoS	High	5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
CVE-2017-13150	A-38328132	ID	Moderate	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0
DoS	High	6.0, 6.0.1
CVE-2017-13152	A-62872384	ID	Moderate	5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0

Broadcom components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-13161	A-63930471* BC-V2017092501	EoP	Moderate	undefined

Kernel components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-13167	A-37240993*	EoP	High	Sound timer
CVE-2017-13163	A-37429972*	EoP	Moderate	MTP USB driver
CVE-2017-15868	A-33982955 Upstream kernel	EoP	Moderate	Wireless driver
CVE-2017-13165	A-31269937*	EoP	Moderate	File system
CVE-2017-13166	A-34624167*	EoP	Moderate	V4L2 video driver
CVE-2017-1000380	A-64217740 Upstream kernel	EoP	Moderate	Sound timer driver
CVE-2017-13168	A-65023233*	EoP	Moderate	SCSI driver
CVE-2017-13169	A-37512375*	ID	Moderate	Camera server
CVE-2017-13164	A-36007193*	ID	Moderate	Binder driver

MediaTek components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-13172	A-36493287* M-ALPS03495791	EoP	Moderate	Bluetooth driver

NVIDIA components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-6280	A-63851980* N-CVE-2017-6280	ID	Moderate	NVIDIA driver
CVE-2017-13175	A-64339309* N-CVE-2017-13175	ID	Moderate	Libwilhelm

Qualcomm components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-9708	A-62674846* QC-CR#2081806	EoP	Moderate	Kernel
CVE-2017-11042	A-38232268* QC-CR#2070438	EoP	Moderate	Binder
CVE-2017-11030	A-64431967 QC-CR#2034255 [2]	EoP	Moderate	Display
CVE-2017-9703	A-34329758* QC-CR#2038086	EoP	Moderate	Video driver
CVE-2017-9718	A-36386076* QC-CR#2045918	EoP	Moderate	Kernel
CVE-2017-8244	A-35138888* QC-CR#2013361	EoP	Moderate	Debugfs driver
CVE-2017-14901	A-65468984 QC-CR#2059714	EoP	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-9698	A-63868678 QC-CR#2023860	EoP	Moderate	Graphics
CVE-2017-9700	A-63868780 QC-CR#2043822	EoP	Moderate	Audio
CVE-2017-9722	A-64453224 QC-CR#2034239 [2]	EoP	Moderate	Display
CVE-2017-11049	A-64728945 QC-CR#2034909	EoP	Moderate	Display
CVE-2017-11047	A-64728948 QC-CR#2057285	EoP	Moderate	Display
CVE-2017-14898	A-65468978 QC-CR#2054748	EoP	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-14899	A-65468980 QC-CR#2054752	EoP	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-11044	A-65468989 QC-CR#2063166	EoP	Moderate	Graphics
CVE-2017-11045	A-65468993 QC-CR#2060377 [2]	EoP	Moderate	Camera
CVE-2017-14900	A-65468983 QC-CR#2058468	EoP	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-9710	A-63868933 QC-CR#2023883	EoP	Moderate	Data HLOS
CVE-2017-11019	A-64453105 QC-CR#2030638	EoP	Moderate	Display
CVE-2017-11016	A-64453423 QC-CR#2038685	EoP	Moderate	Audio
CVE-2017-11033	A-64453422 QC-CR#2031930 [2]	EoP	Moderate	Kernel
CVE-2017-14896	A-65468975 QC-CR#2013716	EoP	Moderate	GUD mobicore driver
CVE-2017-8281	A-62378232 QC-CR#2015892	ID	Moderate	DCI driver
CVE-2017-14903	A-63522505* QC-CR#2088768	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-11031	A-64442463 QC-CR#2059181	ID	Moderate	Display
CVE-2017-14905	A-37719782 QC-CR#2061251	ID	Moderate	Wireless networking

Qualcomm closed-source components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-14907	A-62212113*	N/A	Critical	Closed-source component
CVE-2016-5341	A-63983006*	N/A	Moderate	Closed-source component
CVE-2017-9709	A-65944335*	N/A	Moderate	Closed-source component
CVE-2017-15813	A-63979947*	N/A	Moderate	Closed-source component

Functional updates

All supported Google devices will receive an Android 8.1 update as part of the December OTA. Android 8.1 contains many functional updates and improvements to various parts of the Android platform.

Common questions and answers

This section answers common questions that may occur after reading this bulletin.

1. How do I determine if my device is updated to address these issues?

Security patch levels of 2017-12-05 or later address all issues associated with the 2017-12-05 security patch level and all previous patch levels. To learn how to check a device’s security patch level, read the instructions on the Pixel and Nexus update schedule.

2. What do the entries in the Type column mean?

Entries in the Type column of the vulnerability details table reference the classification of the security vulnerability.

Abbreviation	Definition
RCE	Remote code execution
EoP	Elevation of privilege
ID	Information disclosure
DoS	Denial of service
N/A	Classification not available

3. What do the entries in the References column mean?

Entries under the References column of the vulnerability details table may contain a prefix identifying the organization to which the reference value belongs.

Prefix	Reference
A-	Android bug ID
QC-	Qualcomm reference number
M-	MediaTek reference number
N-	NVIDIA reference number
B-	Broadcom reference number

4. What does a * next to the Android bug ID in the References column mean?

Issues that are not publicly available have a * next to the Android bug ID in the References column. The update for that issue is generally contained in the latest binary drivers for Nexus devices available from the Google Developer site.

5. Why are security vulnerabilities split between this bulletin and the Android Security Bulletins?

Security vulnerabilities that are documented in the Android Security Bulletins are required in order to declare the latest security patch level on Android devices. Additional security vulnerabilities, such as those documented in this bulletin, are not required for declaring a security patch level.

Versions

Version	Date	Notes
1.0	December 4, 2017	Bulletin published.
1.1	December 5, 2017	Bulletin updated with link to firmware images and details on functional updates.
1.2	December 6, 2017	Bulletin revised to include AOSP links.