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CVE-2019-9458 (GCVE-0-2019-9458)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-06 21:49 – Updated: 2024-08-04 21:46
VLAI
Summary
In the Android kernel in the video driver there is a use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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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