NULL pointer dereference in Mi Mix 2

CVE-2019-8413

On Xiaomi MIX 2 devices with the 4.4.78 kernel, a NULL pointer dereference in the ioctl interface of the device file /dev/elliptic1 or /dev/elliptic0 causes a system crash via IOCTL 0x4008c575 (aka decimal 1074316661).

EPSS: 0.004 (30.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8413?
CVE-2019-8413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mi Mix 2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-8413?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.