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CVE-2019-9455 (GCVE-0-2019-9455)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-06 21:51 – Updated: 2024-08-04 21:46
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
2.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • information disclosure
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Android Affected: Android kernel
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