CVEs / CVE-2019-2215
CVE-2019-2215: Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 72.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Android Kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in binder.c that allows for privilege escalation from an application to the Linux Kernel. This vulnerability was observed chained with CVE-2020-0041 and CVE-2020-0069 under exploit chain "AbstractEmu."
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
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a Android | Kernel | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2019-2215 on NVD
- CVE-2019-2215 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2019-2215 on OSV
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-en Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01 Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-2215 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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