CVE-2019-9467 — In the Bootloader, there is a possible kernel command injection due to missing c

In the Bootloader, there is a possible kernel command injection due to missing command sanitization. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernel

01What is this vulnerability?

In the Bootloader, there is a possible kernel command injection due to missing command sanitization. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-80316910

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Android	Android kernel

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-11-13T19:48:07.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T21:54:43.518Z

09References

• source.android.com — https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-11-01