PT-2019-16214 · Google · Android

Published 2019-08-20 · Updated 2019-08-22 · CVE-2019-2122

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

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

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

Description A difference in handling the default case between the WindowManager and the Settings in the LockTaskController.java could lead to a local escalation of privilege. No additional execution privileges are needed, but user interaction is required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 7.0 through 9, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-2122

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2122 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-08-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2122 · Security Note