CVE-2019-9384 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2019-9384?

CVE-2019-9384 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 LockPatternUtils, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an improper permissions check. This could lead to local bypass of the Lockguard with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-120568007

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9384?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9384?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-9384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9384 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 GHSA-pq8v-ppfr-7882.