CVE-2019-9271

kernel: race condition in mnh driver due to insufficient locking leads to use-after-free and subsequently privilege escalation

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.4

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 3, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

In the Android kernel in the mnh driver there is a race condition due to insufficient locking. This could lead to a use-after-free which could lead to escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-413 · Improper Resource Locking