Nest Security Bulletin—November 2022

Published November 8, 2022

You can find past Nest Security Bulletins in the archive.

This Nest Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities that previously affected Google Nest’s connected home devices. The vulnerabilities listed in this bulletin have been addressed. Devices start receiving (Over-the-Air) OTA updates the same month the bulletin is released.

Security Patches

Vulnerabilities are grouped under the device family group and component that they affect. There is a description of the issue and a table with the CVE, associated references, type of vulnerability, and severity.

Vulnerabilities are based on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) vulnerability naming standard and are organized according to severity, determined by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) standard.

Speakers and Displays

Firmware version 1.56.3.

Firmware is the software installed on your Google Nest or Home device. When a firmware update is available, your device will automatically download the update via an Over-the-Air (OTA) update.

Kernel

CVE

Type

Severity

CVE-2019-14901

RCE

Critical

CVE-2021-33909

EoP

High

CVE-2019-11487

EoP

High

CVE-2017-0403

EoP

High

CVE-2017-0794

EoP

High

CVE-2019-2214

EoP

High

CVE-2020-29661

EoP

High

CVE-2021-0512

EoP

High

Cast

This section includes Chromium vulnerabilities in the cast component.

CVE

Type

Severity

CVE-2021-30571

EoP

Critical

CVE-2021-21201

EoP

Critical

CVE-2021-21223

EoP

Critical

CVE-2022-0097

EoP

Critical

CVE-2021-30518

RCE

High

CVE-2021-30516

EoP

High

CVE-2021-30515

RCE

High

CVE-2021-30510

RCE

High

CVE-2021-21225

RCE

High

CVE-2021-30508

RCE

High

CVE-2021-21203

RCE

High

CVE-2021-21202

EoP

High

CVE-2021-21205

EoP

High

CVE-2021-30523

RCE

High

CVE-2021-38006

RCE

High

CVE-2022-0456

RCE

High

CVE-2021-4057

EoP

High

CVE-2021-30567

RCE

High

CVE-2022-0298

RCE

High

CVE-2022-0453

EoP

High

CVE-2021-30590

RCE

High

CVE-2021-38011

RCE

High

CVE-2022-0293

RCE

High

CVE-2021-38005

RCE

High

CVE-2021-37984

RCE

High

CVE-2022-0100

RCE

High

CVE-2021-30541

RCE

High

CVE-2021-30599

RCE

High

CVE-2021-38003

RCE

High

CVE-2021-38001

RCE

High

CVE-2021-30551

RCE

High

CVE-2021-30598

RCE

High

CVE-2021-38007

RCE

High

CVE-2021-37979

RCE

High

CVE-2021-4079

RCE

High

CVE-2020-6514

RCE

Medium

CVE-2021-21222

EoP

Medium

CVE-2021-38009

ID

Medium

CVE-2021-21221

ID

Medium

WLAN

CVE

Type

Severity

CVE-2020-11264

EoP

Critical

CVE-2020-26146

ID

Medium

CVE-2020-26145

EoP

Medium

CVE-2020-26144

EoP

Medium

CVE-2020-26140

EoP

Medium

CVE-2020-26143

EoP

Medium

CVE-2020-26139

DoS

Medium

CVE-2020-26141

ID

Medium

MISC

CVE

Type

Severity

CVE-2021-3517

ID

High

CVE-2021-3518

RCE

High

CVE-2021-45960

DoS

High

CVE-2019-12749

EoP

High

Cameras and Doorbells

Firmware version 1.63c.

Firmware is the software installed on your Google Nest device. When a firmware update is available, your device will automatically download the update via an Over-the-Air (OTA) update.

Kernel

CVE

Type

Severity

CVE-2020-0110 

EoP 

High

CVE-2021-0929 

EoP

High

CVE-2021-0920 

EoP

High

CVE-2021-33909 

EoP

High

CVE-2020-0466 

EoP

High

CVE-2021-29647 

ID 

Medium 

CVE-2021-0961 

ID 

Medium 

CVE-2021-38204 

DoS 

Medium 

AMLogic

CVE

Type

Severity

CVE-2022-20363

EoP

High

MISC

CVE

Type

Severity

CVE-2019-12749 

EoP 

High

CVE-2021-45960 

DoS 

High

CVE-2021-46143 

DoS

High

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?

Firmware is the software installed on your Google Nest or Home device. When a firmware update is available, your device will automatically download the update via an Over-the-Air (OTA) update.

Find your device's firmware version

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 

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