What is CVE-2019-9441?

CVE-2019-9441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-9441?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2019-9441

In the Android kernel in the mnh driver there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9441?: CVE-2019-9441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-9441?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.