PT-2019-11164 · Google · Android

Published 2019-02-11 · Updated 2019-02-12 · CVE-2018-9586

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions 7.0 through 9

Description: A race condition in the InstallPackageTask.java of Android can cause package verification to be turned off and remain off. This issue could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations: For Android versions 7.0 through 9, apply the fix provided by the Android security update to resolve the issue.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9586

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9586 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9586 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-01-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106495 · Note