CVE-2019-9461 Information disclosure in Android
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pq57-7r6w-55gx.