Google Pixel Update - September 2024

Hello Pixel Community,

We have started to roll out the monthly software update for September 2024. All supported Pixel devices running Android 14 will receive these software updates starting today, and the rollout will continue over the next week in phases, depending on carrier and device. You will receive a notification once the system update is available for your device. We encourage you to check your Android version and update to receive the latest software.

Details of this month’s security fixes can be found on the Android Security Bulletin: https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel

Thanks,

Google Pixel Support Team

Software versions

Global

Pixel 6: AP2A.240905.003.F1
Pixel 6 Pro: AP2A.240905.003.F1
Pixel 6a: AP2A.240905.003.F1
Pixel 7: AP2A.240905.003
Pixel 7 Pro: AP2A.240905.003
Pixel 7a: AP2A.240905.003
Pixel Tablet: AP2A.240905.003
Pixel Fold: AP2A.240905.003
Pixel 8: AP2A.240905.003
Pixel 8 Pro: AP2A.240905.003
Pixel 8a: AP2A.240905.003.A1
Pixel 9: AD1A.240905.004
Pixel 9 Pro: AD1A.240905.004
Pixel 9 Pro XL: AD1A.240905.004
Pixel 9 Pro Fold: AD1A.240905.004

Verizon

Pixel 8: AP2A.240905.003.B1
Pixel 8 Pro: AP2A.240905.003.B1
Pixel 8a: AP2A.240905.003.C1

Telus

Pixel 8: AP2A.240905.003.D1
Pixel 8 Pro: AP2A.240905.003.D1
Pixel 8a: AP2A.240905.003.E1

What’s included

The September 2024 update includes security patches and improvements for Pixel users – see below for details.

Security

Fix to remove third party APK to address security vulnerability*[1]

Wi-Fi

Fix to improve wireless (Wi-Fi) stability and performance in certain conditions*[2]

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Device Applicability

Fixes are available for all supported Pixel devices unless otherwise indicated below. Some fixes may be carrier/region specific.

*[1] Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet

*[2] Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Pixel Update Bulletin—September 2024

Published September 3, 2024

The Pixel Update Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities and functional improvements affecting supported Pixel devices (Google devices). For Google devices, security patch levels of 2024-09-05 or later address all issues in this bulletin and all issues in the September 2024 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 2024-09-05 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 September 2024 Android Security Bulletin, Google devices also contain patches for the security vulnerabilities described below.

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.

Pixel

CVE	References	Type	Severity	Subcomponent
CVE-2024-44092	A-345848543 *	EoP	Critical	LCS
CVE-2024-44093	A-330446276 *	EoP	Critical	LDFW
CVE-2024-44094	A-331986883 *	EoP	Critical	LDFW
CVE-2024-44095	A-332758377 *	EoP	Critical	LDFW
CVE-2024-29779	A-336862373 *	EoP	High	Pre-install App
CVE-2024-44096	A-342511931 *	ID	High	S2MPU

Functional patches

For details on the new bug fixes and functional patches included in this release, refer to the Pixel Community forum.

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 2024-09-05 or later address all issues associated with the 2024-09-05 security patch level and all previous patch levels. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, read the instructions on the 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.

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
U-	UNISOC 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 patch level on Android devices. Additional security vulnerabilities, such as those documented in this bulletin are not required for declaring a security patch level.