CVE-2019-2231 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

A local attacker with system privileges can disclose unencrypted master keys due to improper input validation in the Android Blob component.

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-2019-2231?

CVE-2019-2231 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 Blob::Blob of blob.cpp, there is a possible unencrypted master key due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-141955555

Weakness: CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-2231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-77x2-39gg-vv6g.

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