Back
CVE-2019-2215
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…
High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 72.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- google_android
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
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 72.1% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of privilege
- CWE-416 Use After Free (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-416 and its CVEs
Affected products
Android
- affected Kernel
References (12)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20191018 CVE 2019-2215 Android Binder Use After Free (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-en (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20191108 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-311-01) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-4186-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200118 [SECURITY] [DLA 2068-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200302 [SECURITY] [DLA 2114-1] linux-4.9 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-2215 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2019-2215)Record last updated .