Pixel / Nexus Security Bulletin—March 2018

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 2018-03-05 or later address all issues in this bulletin and all issues in the March 2018 Android Security Bulletin. To learn how to check a device’s security patch level, see Check and update your Android version.

All supported Google devices will receive an update to the 2018-03-05 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 March 2018 Android Security Bulletin, Google 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.

Framework

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2017-13263	A-69383160 [2]	EoP	Moderate	8.0, 8.1

Media framework

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2017-13264	A-70294343	NSI	NSI	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1
DoS	High	6.0, 6.0.1
CVE-2017-13254	A-70239507	NSI	NSI	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1
DoS	High	5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1

System

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Updated AOSP versions
CVE-2017-13265	A-36232423 [2] [3]	EoP	Moderate	7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1
CVE-2017-13268	A-67058064	ID	Moderate	5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1
CVE-2017-13269	A-68818034	ID	Moderate	5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1

Kernel components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-5754	A-69856074*	ID	High	Memory mapping
CVE-2017-13270	A-69474744*	EoP	Moderate	Mnh_sm driver
CVE-2017-13271	A-69006799*	EoP	Moderate	Mnh_sm driver
CVE-2017-16527	A-69051382 Upstream kernel	EoP	Moderate	USB sound driver
CVE-2017-15649	A-69160446 Upstream kernel [2]	EoP	Moderate	Network driver
CVE-2017-1000111	A-68806121 Upstream kernel	EoP	Moderate	Network driver

NVIDIA components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-6287	A-64893264* N-CVE-2017-6287	ID	Moderate	Media framework
CVE-2017-6285	A-64893156* N-CVE-2017-6285	ID	Moderate	Media framework
CVE-2017-6288	A-65482562* N-CVE-2017-6288	ID	Moderate	Media framework

Qualcomm components

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Component
CVE-2017-18061	A-70237701 QC-CR#2117246	EoP	Moderate	Wil6210
CVE-2017-18050	A-70237697 QC-CR#2119443	EoP	Moderate	Wma management
CVE-2017-18054	A-70237694 QC-CR#2119432	EoP	Moderate	Wma
CVE-2017-18055	A-70237693 QC-CR#2119430	EoP	Moderate	Wma
CVE-2017-18065	A-70237685 QC-CR#2113423	EoP	Moderate	Wma
CVE-2017-18066	A-70235107 QC-CR#2107976	EoP	Moderate	Power driver
CVE-2017-18062	A-68992451 QC-CR#2115375	EoP	Moderate	Wma
CVE-2018-3561	A-68870904* QC-CR#2068569	EoP	Moderate	Diagchar
CVE-2018-3560	A-68664502* QC-CR#2142216	EoP	Moderate	Qdsp6v2 sound driver
CVE-2017-15834	A-70237704 QC-CR#2111858	EoP	Moderate	Diagchar
CVE-2017-15833	A-70237702 QC-CR#2059835	EoP	Moderate	Power driver
CVE-2017-15831	A-70237687 QC-CR#2114255	EoP	Moderate	Wma
CVE-2017-15830	A-70237719 QC-CR#2120725	EoP	Moderate	sme driver
CVE-2017-14889	A-70237700 QC-CR#2119803	EoP	Moderate	Wma
CVE-2017-14887	A-70237715 QC-CR#2119673	EoP	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-14879	A-63851638* QC-CR#2056307	EoP	Moderate	IPA
CVE-2017-11082	A-66937387 QC-CR#2071560	EoP	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-11074	A-68940798 QC-CR#2049138	EoP	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-18052	A-70237712 QC-CR#2119439	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-18057	A-70237709 QC-CR#2119403	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-18059	A-70237708 QC-CR#2119399	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-18060	A-70237707 QC-CR#2119394	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-18051	A-70237696 QC-CR#2119442	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-18053	A-70237695 QC-CR#2119434	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-18058	A-70237690 QC-CR#2119401	ID	Moderate	WLAN
CVE-2017-15855	A-38232131* QC-CR#2025367	ID	Moderate	Camera_v2 driver
CVE-2017-15814	A-64836865* QC-CR#2092793	ID	Moderate	Camera_v2 driver

Functional updates

These updates are included for affected Pixel devices to address functionality issues not related to the security of Pixel devices. The table includes associated references; the affected category, such as Bluetooth or mobile data; improvements; and affected devices.

References	Category	Improvements	Devices
A-70491468	Performance	Improve screen wake performance with fingerprint unlock	Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL
A-69307875	Audio	Improve audio performance when recording video	Pixel 2 XL
A-70641186	Reporting	Improve crash reporting	Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL

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 2018-03-05 or later address all issues associated with the 2018-03-05 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	March 5, 2018	Bulletin published.
1.1	March 7, 2018	Bulletin revised to include AOSP links and update reference number for CVE-2017-15855.