Detections
Analytics
CVE-2018-9439
medium
Description
In __unregister_prot_hook and packet_release of af_packet.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
References
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-08-01