Information disclosure in Google, Google Android

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU35560

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9455

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to gain access to sensitive information.

In the Android kernel in the video driver there is a kernel pointer leak due to a WARN_ON statement. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.