CVE-2019-2228 Information disclosure in Android
A local attacker can read out-of-bounds memory in the Android printer spooler to disclose sensitive information without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-2228?
CVE-2019-2228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In array_find of array.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the printer spooler with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-111210196
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2228?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-2228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-2228, DLA-2047-1, GHSA-6xpc-pxw7-qhg3, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2228.