PT-2019-16301 · Google · Android

Published 2019-12-06 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-2218

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-10

Description The issue is related to a missing permission check in the createSessionInternal function of PackageInstallerService.java. This could allow for local escalation of privilege by installing malicious packages, requiring User execution privileges. No user interaction is needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-2218

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2218 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2218 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-01-01 · Note