Pixel Update Bulletin—November 2019

Published November 4, 2019 | Updated December 5, 2019

The Pixel Update Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities and functional improvements affecting supported Pixel devices (Google devices). For Google devices, security levels of 2019-11-05 or later address all issues in this bulletin and all issues in the November 2019 Android Security Bulletin. To learn how to check a device's security level, see Check & update your Android version.

All supported Google devices will receive an update to the 2019-11-05 level. We encourage all customers to accept these updates for their devices.

Announcements

  • In addition to the security vulnerabilities described in the November 2019 Android Security Bulletin, Google devices also contain es for the security vulnerabilities described below.

Security es

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

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityUpdated AOSP versions
CVE-2019-2210A-139148442*EoPHigh9, 10

LG components

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityComponent
CVE-2019-9467A-80316910*EoPHighBootloader

Kernel components

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityComponent
CVE-2019-9503A-130375182
Upstream kernel
RCEModerateBroadcom Firmware
CVE-2019-15917A-141042951
Upstream kernel
EoPModerateBluetooth
CVE-2018-1108A-110871389
Upstream kernel
IDModerateCrypto

Qualcomm components

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityComponent
CVE-2017-15828A-68992481
QC-CR#2095811
N/AModerateEcoSystem
CVE-2018-11274A-111126528
QC-CR#2213088
N/AModerateAudio
CVE-2018-11852A-111129607
QC-CR#2221965
N/AModerateWLAN host
CVE-2018-11863A-111126052
QC-CR#2226386
N/AModerateWLAN host
CVE-2018-11886A-111128246
QC-CR#2230318
N/AModerateWLAN host
CVE-2018-11903A-111128640
QC-CR#2243990
N/AModerateWLAN host
CVE-2018-5856A-77528410
QC-CR#1092859 [2]
N/AModerateAudio
CVE-2018-5911A-79422238
QC-CR#2208881
N/AModerateWLAN host
CVE-2017-11078A-66937384
QC-CR#2078549
N/AModerateBoot
CVE-2018-11266A-68726653
QC-CR#2035140 [2]
N/AModerateServices
CVE-2018-11883A-111129382
QC-CR#2229615
N/AModerateWLAN host
CVE-2019-10520A-134441573
QC-CR#2415037
N/AModerateKernel
CVE-2019-10530A-116872291
QC-CR#2381265
N/AModerateKernel
CVE-2019-10555A-138940207
QC-CR#2284987 [2]
N/AModerateDisplay

Qualcomm closed-source components

CVEReferencesTypeSeverityComponent
CVE-2018-5918A-79419740*N/AModerateClosed-source component

Functional es

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

ReferencesCategoryImprovementsDevices
A-135756211AssistantImprovements for Google Assistant HotwordPixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL
A-139313340AudioImprovements for bottom speaker audio qualityPixel 3
A-139402097StabilityAdditional fixes for some devices stuck during bootPixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL
A-140808513KeyboardsAdditional support for Xbox BT controller mappingPixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL
VariousDisplay/GraphicsSmooth Display improvementsPixel 4, Pixel 4 XL
VariousCameraCamera quality improvementsPixel 4, Pixel 4 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 levels of 2019-11-05 or later address all issues associated with the 2019-11-05 security level and all previous levels. To learn how to check a device's security level, read the instructions on the Google device 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.

AbbreviationDefinition
RCERemote code execution
EoPElevation of privilege
IDInformation disclosure
DoSDenial of service
N/AClassification 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.

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

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

Issues that are not publicly available have an * next to the Android bug ID in the References column. The update for that issue is generally contained in the latest binary drivers for Pixel 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 to declare the latest security level on Android devices. Additional security vulnerabilities, such as those documented in this bulletin are not required for declaring a security level.

Versions

VersionDateNotes
1.0November 4, 2019Bulletin published.
1.1December 5, 2019Corrected CVE number for CVE-2019-9503.