PT-2019-16301
CVE-2019-2218
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Published
2019-12-06
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Updated
2020-08-24
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-10
Description
The issue is related to a missing permission check in the createSessionInternal function of PackageInstallerService.java. This could allow for local escalation of privilege by installing malicious packages, requiring User execution privileges. No user interaction is needed for exploitation.
Recommendations
For Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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