CVE-2019-9443

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In the Android kernel in the vl53L0 driver there is a possible out of bounds write due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege due to a set_fs() call without restoring the previous limit with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01

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