CVE-2019-9454 Memory corruption in Android

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A memory corruption vulnerability in the Android kernel i2c driver allows local attackers with system privileges to escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-9454?

CVE-2019-9454 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 i2c driver there is a possible out of bounds write due to memory corruption. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9454?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9454?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-9454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9454, GHSA-25wx-2r9g-p2hv, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9454.

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