CVE-2019-9276 Use after free in Android
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Android kernel touchscreen driver allows local attackers with system privileges to escalate privileges.
- 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-2019-9276?
CVE-2019-9276 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Android kernel in the synaptics_dsx_htc touchscreen driver there is a possible out of bounds write due to a use after free. This could lead to a local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9276?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9276?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-9276 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9276 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cprv-wjp3-826c.