SB2019090704 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google, Google Android
Published: September 7, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019090704
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2182)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
In the Android kernel in the kernel MMU code there is a possible execution path leaving some kernel text and rodata pages writable. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.