Bug 1819426 (CVE-2019-9436) - CVE-2019-9436 kernel: secure boot bypass in bootloader leads to local privilege escalation
Summary: CVE-2019-9436 kernel: secure boot bypass in bootloader leads to local privile...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2019-9436
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1819428
Blocks: 1750356 1819427
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Reported: 2020-03-31 20:06 UTC by msiddiqu
Modified: 2020-05-07 18:50 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-04-19 14:11:06 UTC
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Description msiddiqu 2020-03-31 20:06:22 UTC 
A vulnerability was found the bootloader in Kernel where there is a possible secure boot bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01
Comment 1 msiddiqu 2020-03-31 20:07:38 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1819428]
Comment 2 Justin M. Forbes 2020-04-01 15:24:55 UTC 
This is a vulnerability in the LG Bootloader and has nothing to do with the linux kernel or upstream.
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