---
title: "CVE-2019-9444\n | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9444?format=md
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# CVE-2019-9444
Publication date 6 September 2019
Last updated 4 July 2026
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Ubuntu priority
**Negligible**
[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )
## Cvss 3 Severity Score
**4.4 · Medium**
[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9444?format=md#impact-score)
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## Description
In the Android kernel in sync debug fs driver there is a kernel pointer
leak due to the usage of printf with %p. This could lead to local
information disclosure with system execution privileges needed. User
interaction is not needed for exploitation.
## Status
Show unmaintained releases
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| linux-aws | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| linux-aws-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-aws-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-aws-hwe | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-azure | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| linux-azure-4.15 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-azure-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-azure-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gcp | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gcp-4.15 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gcp-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gcp-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gke-4.15 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gke-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gke-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-hwe | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-hwe-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-kvm | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-lts-trusty | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-lts-xenial | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| linux-oem | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-oem-5.6 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-oem-osp1 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-oracle | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-oracle-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-oracle-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-raspi | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-raspi2 | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-raspi2-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-riscv | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-snapdragon | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
---
* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9444?format=md#patch-details)
### Patch details
For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| linux | * Introduced by [35538d7](https://git.kernel.org/linus/35538d7822e86cb38015c21bb708a433f8814af0), fixed by [ad67b74](https://git.kernel.org/linus/ad67b74d2469d9b82aaa572d76474c95bc484d57) |
## Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0
**Base score**
4.4 · Medium
* Base metrics
| Parameter | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality impact | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
* Scores
| Parameter | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Base score | 4.4 · Medium |
| Exploitability score | - |
| Impact score | - |
**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
## References
* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9444)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9444)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-9444)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9444)
### Other references
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