CVE-2019-9447

kernel: use after free due to improper locking in FingerTipS touchscreen driver leads to local privilege escalation

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 3, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

In the Android kernel in the FingerTipS touchscreen driver there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. This could lead to a local 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 3.0 · 6.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference