CVE-2019-1998 — In event_handler of keymaster_app.c, there is possible resource exhaustion due to a table being lost on reboot

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MEDIUM

In event_handler of keymaster_app.c, there is possible resource exhaustion due to a table being lost on reboot

Published Feb 28, 2019

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.18%

Description

In event_handler of keymaster_app.c, there is possible resource exhaustion due to a table being lost on reboot. This could lead to local denial of service that is not fixed by a factory reset, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-116055338.

Affected products

Vendor Android Product Android Default
n/a
- Version
  Android-9
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Android

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
Android-9	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.18% 0.00176

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00176

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.18% (0.00176)	6.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.18% (0.00176)	7.38th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.00% (0.01005)	38.10th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.00% (0.01005)	34.40th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.68% (0.02683)	62.15th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	1.33% (0.01334)	31.27th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	1.33% (0.01334)	30.63th	v1
Jan 5, 2022	0.30% (0.00300)	6.07th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.30% (0.00300)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106946
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-02-01
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106946		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-02-01		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner google_android

Published Feb 28, 2019

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Dec 10, 2018

Link CVE-2019-1998

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2019-1998

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2019-1998