Race condition in Google Android - CVE-2019-2188

 

Race condition in Google Android - CVE-2019-2188

Published: September 27, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35281
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2188
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

In the Easel driver, there is possible memory corruption due to race conditions. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-112309571


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2019-2188

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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