CVE-2019-9461 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An adjacent network attacker can remotely disclose information via Android kernel VPN routing without user interaction or privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-9461?

CVE-2019-9461 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 VPN routing there is a possible information disclosure. This could lead to remote information disclosure by an adjacent network attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9461?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-9461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pq57-7r6w-55gx.

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