CVE-2019-2215
Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 72.10% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 October 2019
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- google/android · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/data availability services · netapp/hci management node · netapp/service processor · netapp/solidfire · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage · netapp/solidfire baseboard management controller firmware · netapp/aff baseboard management controller firmware · netapp/a320 firmware · netapp/c190 firmware · netapp/a220 firmware · netapp/fas2720 firmware · netapp/fas2750 firmware · netapp/a800 firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · +40 more
- Source
- security@android.com
EPSS 72.1% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2215
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-enThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-enThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-2215US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.