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FKIE_CVE-2019-9456

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-09-06 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:43
Severity
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
security@android.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android -
opensuse leap 15.0
opensuse leap 15.1
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