CVE-2019-2178 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2019-2178?

CVE-2019-2178 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In rw_t4t_sm_read_ndef of rw_t4t in Android 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1 and 9, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the NFC service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2178?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-2178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2178 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-8pq8-2jfh-2v88.