CVE-2019-20785 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

An uninitialized variable in the RILD radio layer on LG Android devices can lead to a denial of service condition.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-20785?

CVE-2019-20785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 17 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 8.0 and 8.1 software for the DTAG carrier. RILD in the radio layer uses an uninitialized variable. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-180013 (January 2019).

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20785?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-20785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gwr5-2hgp-6jq9.

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