CVE-2019-2194 Code injection in Android

What is CVE-2019-2194?

CVE-2019-2194 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 14 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In SurfaceFlinger::createLayer of SurfaceFlinger.cpp, there is a possible arbitrary code execution due to improper casting. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9Android ID: A-137284057

Weakness: CWE-704

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2194?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2194?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2019-2194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-137284057, ASB-A-137284057, GHSA-rr34-7g73-5ccm.