PT-2019-19653 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2019-09-06 · Updated 2019-09-09 · CVE-2019-9444

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a kernel pointer leak in the Android kernel's sync debug fs driver. This leak occurs due to the use of printf with %p, which could lead to local information disclosure. Exploitation requires system execution privileges, and user interaction is not necessary.

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

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-9444

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 9

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9444 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9444 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9444 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/902287 · Note