CVE-2018-9409

Summary

CVE-2018-9409 is a vulnerability affecting the HWCSession::SetColorModeById function in hwc_session.cpp. This issue involves a missing bounds check, which could result in a possible out-of-bounds write. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows for local privilege escalation without requiring any additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for an attacker to leverage this weakness.

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