kernel: use after free due to race condition in the video driver leads to local privilege escalation
Published Sep 6, 2019
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.17%
Description
In the Android kernel in the video driver there is a use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Android Defaultn/a
- Version Android kernelStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Android | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4060
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.26.1.el7a
Fixed · RHSA-2020:2854
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-0:4.18.0-240.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4431
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4609
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.26.1.el7a | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2854 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-0:4.18.0-240.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4431 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4609 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue is rated as having Moderate impact, because of the need of additional privileges (usually local console user) to access the video device driver.
Red Hat mitigation
To mitigate this issue, prevent modules v4l2-common, v4l2-dv-timings from being loaded if not being used for primary display. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.17% (0.00169) | 5.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 6.88th | 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 | 1.07% (0.01073) | 28.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9458 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1819377 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9458
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9458
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9458 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1819377 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9458 | ||
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9458 |
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