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| <p><em>Published November 5, 2018</em></p> |
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| <p> |
| The Pixel / Nexus Security Bulletin contains details of security |
| vulnerabilities and functional improvements affecting <a |
| href="https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705#pixel_phones&nexus_devices" |
| class="external">supported Google Pixel and Nexus devices</a> (Google devices). |
| For Google devices, security patch levels of 2018-11-05 or later address all |
| issues in this bulletin and all issues in the November 2018 Android Security |
| Bulletin. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see <a |
| href="https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705" |
| class="external">Check & update your Android version</a>. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| All supported Google devices will receive an update to the 2018-11-05 patch |
| level. We encourage all customers to accept these updates to their devices. |
| </p> |
| <p class="note"> |
| <strong>Note:</strong> The Google device firmware images are available on the |
| <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/images" class="external">Google |
| Developer site</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h2 id="announcements">Announcements</h2> |
| |
| <p>In addition to the security vulnerabilities described in the |
| <a href="/security/bulletin/2018-11-01">November 2018 Android Security |
| Bulletin</a>, 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. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h2 id="security-patches">Security patches</h2> |
| <p> |
| Vulnerabilities are grouped under the component they affect. There is a |
| description of the issue and a table with the CVE, associated references, |
| <a href="#type">type of vulnerability</a>, |
| <a href="/security/overview/updates-resources#severity">severity</a>, |
| 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, such as the AOSP change list. When multiple changes relate to a single bug, |
| additional references are linked to numbers following the bug ID. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3 id="framework-05">Framework</h3> |
| |
| <table> |
| <col width="21%"> |
| <col width="21%"> |
| <col width="14%"> |
| <col width="14%"> |
| <col width="30%"> |
| <tr> |
| <th>CVE</th> |
| <th>References</th> |
| <th>Type</th> |
| <th>Severity</th> |
| <th>Updated AOSP versions</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>CVE-2018-9526</td> |
| <td><a |
| href="https://android.googlesource.com/device/google/marlin/+/fa7f7382e8b39f7ca209824f97788ab25c44f6a3" |
| class="external">A-112159033</a> |
| [<a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8e81142af3dceb913ca50f67df3ded84233f932a">2</a>] |
| [<a href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/sdm845/gps/+/a5f7c07edd96c69171e8bd758addda7d5c30e3eb">3</a>] |
| </td> |
| <td>ID</td> |
| <td>High</td> |
| <td>9</td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| |
| <h3 id="htc-components">HTC components</h3> |
| |
| <table> |
| <col width="21%"> |
| <col width="21%"> |
| <col width="14%"> |
| <col width="14%"> |
| <col width="30%"> |
| <tr> |
| <th>CVE</th> |
| <th>References</th> |
| <th>Type</th> |
| <th>Severity</th> |
| <th>Component</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>CVE-2018-9580</td> |
| <td>A-76222002<a href="#asterisk">*</a></td> |
| <td>EoP</td> |
| <td>Moderate</td> |
| <td>Bootloader</td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| |
| |
| <h3 id="qualcomm-components">Qualcomm components</h3> |
| |
| <table> |
| <col width="21%"> |
| <col width="21%"> |
| <col width="14%"> |
| <col width="14%"> |
| <col width="30%"> |
| <tr> |
| <th>CVE</th> |
| <th>References</th> |
| <th>Type</th> |
| <th>Severity</th> |
| <th>Component</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>CVE-2017-14888</td> |
| <td>A-70237718<br> |
| <a href="https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=d50dfd647b2396d2e2c05b7aee84d831e4a18d68">QC-CR#2119729</a></td> |
| <td>N/A</td> |
| <td>Moderate</td> |
| <td>WLAN Host</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>CVE-2017-15835</td> |
| <td>A-72957155<br> |
| <a href="https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=b6eeed234707244c799ae7009e67312b8bf33ccd">QC-CR#2125781</a></td> |
| <td>N/A</td> |
| <td>Moderate</td> |
| <td>WLAN Host</td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
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| |
| <h2 id="functional-patches">Functional patches</h2> |
| |
| <p>All Pixel devices running Android 9 will receive an Android 9 update as |
| part of the November OTA. This quarterly release contains many functional |
| updates and improvements to various parts of the Android platform and |
| supported Pixel devices.</p> |
| |
| <p>This release also contains the following fixes, which will be mandatory for |
| Android device manufacturers.</p> |
| |
| <table> |
| <tr> |
| <th>References</th> |
| <th>Category</th> |
| <th>Improvements</th> |
| <th>Devices</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>A-111401911</td> |
| <td>Display</td> |
| <td>Improved performance for devices using |
| <a href="/devices/tech/display/pip">picture-in-picture</a></td> |
| <td>Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>A-109769728</td> |
| <td>Framework</td> |
| <td>Improved Strongbox symmetric key generation requests</td> |
| <td>Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>A-112198479</td> |
| <td>Display</td> |
| <td>Improved performance for apps using |
| <a href="/devices/tech/display/pip">picture-in-picture</a></td> |
| <td>Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>A-112714177</td> |
| <td>Notifications</td> |
| <td>Improved stability for notifications</td> |
| <td>Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL</td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| |
| <h2 id="common-questions-and-answers">Common questions and answers</h2> |
| <p> |
| This section answers common questions that may occur after reading this |
| bulletin. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <strong>1. How do I determine if my device is updated to address these issues? |
| </strong> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Security patch levels of 2018-11-05 or later address all issues associated with |
| the 2018-11-05 security patch level and all previous patch levels. To learn how |
| to check a device's security patch level, read the instructions on the <a |
| href="https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705#pixel_phones&nexus_devices" |
| class="external">Pixel and Nexus update schedule</a>. |
| </p> |
| <p id="type"> |
| <strong>2. What do the entries in the <em>Type</em> column mean?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Entries in the <em>Type</em> column of the vulnerability details table reference |
| the classification of the security vulnerability. |
| </p> |
| <table> |
| <col width="25%"> |
| <col width="75%"> |
| <tr> |
| <th>Abbreviation</th> |
| <th>Definition</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>RCE</td> |
| <td>Remote code execution</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>EoP</td> |
| <td>Elevation of privilege</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>ID</td> |
| <td>Information disclosure</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>DoS</td> |
| <td>Denial of service</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>N/A</td> |
| <td>Classification not available</td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| <p> |
| <strong>3. What do the entries in the <em>References</em> column mean?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Entries under the <em>References</em> column of the vulnerability details table |
| may contain a prefix identifying the organization to which the reference value |
| belongs. |
| </p> |
| <table> |
| <col width="25%"> |
| <col width="75%"> |
| <tr> |
| <th>Prefix</th> |
| <th>Reference</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>A-</td> |
| <td>Android bug ID</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>QC-</td> |
| <td>Qualcomm reference number</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>M-</td> |
| <td>MediaTek reference number</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>N-</td> |
| <td>NVIDIA reference number</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>B-</td> |
| <td>Broadcom reference number</td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| <p id="asterisk"> |
| <strong>4. What does a * next to the Android bug ID in the <em>References</em> |
| column mean?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Issues that are not publicly available have a * next to the Android bug ID in |
| the <em>References</em> column. The update for that issue is generally contained |
| in the latest binary drivers for Pixel / Nexus devices available |
| from the <a href="https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers" |
| class="external">Google Developer site</a>. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <strong>5. Why are security vulnerabilities split between this bulletin and the |
| Android Security Bulletins?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Security vulnerabilities that are documented in the Android Security Bulletins |
| are required 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. |
| </p> |
| <h2 id="versions">Versions</h2> |
| <table> |
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| <tr> |
| <th>Version</th> |
| <th>Date</th> |
| <th>Notes</th> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td>1.0</td> |
| <td>November 5, 2018</td> |
| <td>Bulletin published.</td> |
| </tr> |
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