7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-19939
Xiaomi Goodix GT9xx Touchscreen Driver NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

The Goodix GT9xx touchscreen driver for custom Linux kernels on Xiaomi daisy-o-oss and daisy-p-oss as used in Mi A2 Lite and RedMi6 pro devices through 2018-08-27 has a NULL pointer dereference in kfree after a kmalloc failure in gtp_read_Color in drivers/input/touchscreen/gt917d/gt9xx.c.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2018, 9:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 9, 2022, 4:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19939 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mi redmi_6_firmware
2 Mi mi_a2_lite_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource/issues/972 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-19939 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource/issues/972 Third Party Advisory https://github.com/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource/issues/972 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:xiaomi:mi_a2_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:mi:mi_a2_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xiaomi:mi_a2_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018-08-27 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mi:mi_a2_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018-08-27
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:xiaomi:redmi_6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:mi:redmi_6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xiaomi:redmi_6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018-08-27 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mi:redmi_6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018-08-27
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Goodix GT9xx touchscreen driver for custom Linux kernels on Xiaomi daisy-o-oss Mi A2 Lite and RedMi6 pro devices through 2018-08-27 has a NULL pointer dereference in kfree after a kmalloc failure in gtp_read_Color in drivers/input/touchscreen/gt917d/gt9xx.c. The Goodix GT9xx touchscreen driver for custom Linux kernels on Xiaomi daisy-o-oss and daisy-p-oss as used in Mi A2 Lite and RedMi6 pro devices through 2018-08-27 has a NULL pointer dereference in kfree after a kmalloc failure in gtp_read_Color in drivers/input/touchscreen/gt917d/gt9xx.c.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource/issues/972 No Types Assigned https://github.com/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource/issues/972 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:xiaomi:mi_a2_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2018-08-27 OR cpe:2.3:h:xiaomi:mi_a2_lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:xiaomi:redmi_6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2018-08-27 OR cpe:2.3:h:xiaomi:redmi_6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.03%

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0.36944

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