CVE-2019-1998: Google Android

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In event_handler of keymaster_app.c, there is possible resource exhaustion due to a table being lost on reboot. This could lead to local denial of service that is not fixed by a factory reset, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-116055338.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 9.0 only

Published 2019-02-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.