CVE-2019-9455 Information disclosure in Android
A kernel pointer leak in the Android video driver allows local attackers with system privileges to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-9455?
CVE-2019-9455 is a low-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 video driver there is a kernel pointer leak due to a WARN_ON statement. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9455?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9455?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-9455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9455, GHSA-4m68-w7c2-h86j, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9455.