CVE-2019-2215

7.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: October 11, 2019 Modified: October 24, 2025
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Description

A use-after-free in binder.c allows an elevation of privilege from an application to the Linux Kernel. No user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, however exploitation does require either the installation of a malicious local application or a separate vulnerability in a network facing application.Product: AndroidAndroid ID: A-141720095

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
Source: security@android.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
Source: security@android.com
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
Source: security@android.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38
Source: security@android.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-en
Source: security@android.com
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
Source: security@android.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
Source: security@android.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
Source: security@android.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
Source: security@android.com
Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01
Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/
Source: security@android.com
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-en
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-2215
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

23 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
56.1%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416 CWE-416

Affected Vendors

canonical huawei debian google netapp

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