PT-2019-16044 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2019-02-28 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2019-2001

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android kernel

Description The issue concerns the permissions on the /proc/iomem file, which were world-readable. This could lead to local information disclosure without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android kernel, consider restricting access to the /proc/iomem file to prevent local information disclosure until a patch is available.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-2001

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 7

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2001 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2001 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-02-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/LineageOS/android_kernel_google_marlin/commit/b5fe5504464e5e5fc25c175cf2bfbab54f70a01d · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106851 · Note