In SensorManager::assertStateLocked of SensorManager.cpp in Android 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9, there is a possible use after free due t…

Published 7 y ago 2019-09-05 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.1%

percentile 3%

Public exploits

none known

In SensorManager::assertStateLocked of SensorManager.cpp in Android 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 9, there is a possible use after free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	7.2	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Affected products

n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-416 Use After Free
CWE-667 Improper Locking

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/2019-09-01 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2019-2174
NVD: CVE-2019-2174

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