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Debian: CVE-2019-2182: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-2182: linux -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/06/2019
Created
06/11/2020
Added
06/11/2020
Modified
07/07/2020

Description

In the Android kernel in the kernel MMU code there is a possible execution path leaving some kernel text and rodata pages writable. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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