Use After Free
CVE-2019-9442
Summary
In the Android kernel in the mnh driver there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System privileges required. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- HIGH
- HIGH
- HIGH
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Use-after-free (UaF) vulnerability occurs when the application is using a pointer to memory that has been freed. Any attempt to read/write to a buffer after it is de-allocated allows memory corruption, sensitive information exposure, and can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published