Bug 1819363 (CVE-2019-9276) - CVE-2019-9276 kernel: out of bounds write due to use after free in synaptics_dsx_htc touchscreen driver leads to privilege escalation
Summary: CVE-2019-9276 kernel: out of bounds write due to use after free in synaptics_...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2019-9276
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: 1819365
Blocks: 1750356 1819364
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-03-31 18:55 UTC by msiddiqu
Modified: 2020-05-07 18:54 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-04-16 18:20:33 UTC
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Description msiddiqu 2020-03-31 18:55:40 UTC 
A vulnerability was found in synaptics_dsx_htc touchscreen driver in Kernel where there is a possible out of bounds write due to a use after free. This could lead to a local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01
Comment 1 msiddiqu 2020-03-31 18:57:08 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1819365]
Comment 2 Justin M. Forbes 2020-04-01 14:15:19 UTC 
Another android only touchscreen driver which is not upstream.
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