CVE-2019-2054 Security feature bypass in Android

What is CVE-2019-2054?

CVE-2019-2054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the seccomp implementation prior to kernel version 4.8, there is a possible seccomp bypass due to seccomp policies that allow the use of ptrace. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android kernel Android ID: A-119769499

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2054?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2054?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-2054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-2054, GHSA-qgfr-27qf-f323, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2054.