What is CVE-2019-9444?

CVE-2019-9444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-9444?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Android

CVE-2019-9444

In the Android kernel in sync debug fs driver there is a kernel pointer leak due to the usage of printf with %p. This could lead to local information disclosure with system execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.002 (10.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9444?: CVE-2019-9444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-9444?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.