CVE-2019-2175 Auth bypass in Android

What is CVE-2019-2175?

CVE-2019-2175 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In checkAccess of SliceManagerService.java in Android 9, there is a possible permissions check bypass due to incorrect order of arguments. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2175?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2175?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-2175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3mxh-jhq3-34vp.