PT-2019-19652 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2019-09-06 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-9443

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a permissions bypass in the vl53L0 driver, which could lead to a local escalation of privilege. This is due to a set fs() call without restoring the previous limit, requiring System execution privileges for exploitation. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-9443

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9443 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01 · Vendor Advisory