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CVE-2019-9456 (GCVE-0-2019-9456)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-06 21:49 – Updated: 2024-08-04 21:46
VLAI
Summary
In the Android kernel in Pixel C USB monitor driver there is a possible OOB write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Android Affected: Android kernel
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