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BlackBerry releases December 2017 Android Security Update for BlackBerry Android devices

BlackBerry has today rolled out the December 2017 Android Security update to BlackBerry Android devices.

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The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. BlackBerry releases security bulletins to notify users of its Android smartphones about available security fixes.

The following vulnerabilities have been remediated in this update:

Summary CVE Elevation of Privilege in Framework CVE-2017-0807 Elevation of Privilege in Framework CVE-2017-0870 Remote Code Execution in Media Framework CVE-2017-0872 Remote Code Execution in Media Framework CVE-2017-13151 Elevation of Privilege in Media Framework CVE-2017-0837 Elevation of Privilege in Media Framework CVE-2017-13154 Denial of Service in Media Framework CVE-2017-0873 Denial of Service in Media Framework CVE-2017-0874 Denial of Service in Media Framework CVE-2017-0880 Denial of Service in Media Framework CVE-2017-13148 Remote Code Execution in System CVE-2017-13160 Elevation of Privilege in System CVE-2017-13156 Information Disclosure in System CVE-2017-13157 Information Disclosure in System CVE-2017-13158 Information Disclosure in System CVE-2017-13159 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel ION CVE-2017-0564 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel File Handling CVE-2017-7533 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel EDL CVE-2017-13174 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel Sound Timer CVE-2017-13167 Remote Code Execution in Qualcomm WLAN CVE-2017-11043 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Qbt1000 Driver CVE-2017-9716 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm RPMB Driver CVE-2017-14897 Vulnerability in Qualcomm Storage CVE-2017-14914 Denial of Service in Media Framework CVE-2017-0879 Denial of Service in Media Framework CVE-2017-13149 Denial of Service in Media Framework CVE-2017-13150 Information Disclosure in Media Framework CVE-2017-13152 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel MTP USB Driver CVE-2017-13163 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel File System CVE-2017-13165 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel V4L2 Video Driver CVE-2017-13166 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel Sound Timer Driver CVE-2017-1000380 Elevation of Privilege in Kernel SCSI Driver CVE-2017-13168 Information Disclosure in Kernel Camera Server CVE-2017-13169 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Kernel CVE-2017-9708 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Display CVE-2017-11030 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Video Driver CVE-2017-9703 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Debugfs Driver CVE-2017-8244 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Kernel CVE-2017-9718 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Graphics CVE-2017-9698 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Audio CVE-2017-9700 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Display CVE-2017-9722 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Display CVE-2017-11049 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Display CVE-2017-11047 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Graphics CVE-2017-11044 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Camera CVE-2017-11045 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Data HLOS CVE-2017-9710 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Display CVE-2017-11019 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Audio CVE-2017-11016 Elevation of Privilege in Qualcomm Kernel CVE-2017-11033 Information Disclosure in Qualcomm WLAN CVE-2017-14903 Information Disclosure in Qualcomm Display CVE-2017-11031

If you own an Android device from BlackBerry and are not seeing the system update message, you can check manually by heading into Settings -> About phone -> System updates and checking manually.

Look for Android security patch level December 1, 2017 or later.

Updated software builds may also be available from other retailers or carriers, dependent on their deployment schedules.