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Red Hat: CVE-2019-9455: CVE-2019-9455 kernel: kernel pointer leak due to WARN_ON statement in video driver leads to local information disclosure (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-9455: CVE-2019-9455 kernel: kernel pointer leak due to WARN_ON statement in video driver leads to local information disclosure (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/06/2019
Created
11/06/2020
Added
11/05/2020
Modified
03/13/2024

Description

In the Android kernel in the video driver there is a kernel pointer leak due to a WARN_ON statement. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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