CVE-2019-2188 Race condition in Android

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

A race condition in the Android Easel driver allows local attackers with system privileges to escalate privileges via memory corruption.

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

What is CVE-2019-2188?

CVE-2019-2188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2188?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-2188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f3wj-cv4w-9cvw.

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