CVE-2019-9450 Race condition in Android

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

A race condition in the Android kernel's FingerTipS touchscreen driver allows local attackers with system privileges to escalate privileges via memory corruption.

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-2019-9450?

CVE-2019-9450 is a medium-severity 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 FingerTipS touchscreen driver there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9450?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-9450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mw62-59h3-fxwp.

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