CVE-2019-9467 Command injection in Android

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Local attackers with System privileges can execute arbitrary kernel commands due to missing sanitization in the Android Bootloader.

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-2019-9467?

CVE-2019-9467 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Bootloader, there is a possible kernel command injection due to missing command sanitization. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-80316910

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9467?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9467?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2019-9467 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9467 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rpf5-fg8h-67fr.

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