CVE-2019-2215
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."
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/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-enThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11Mailing ListPatch
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/Third Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01Vendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/Third Party Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-2215US Government Resource
Actively exploited. Patch immediately.
- Exploitation
- Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Federal remediation deadline
- Overdue by 1637 days
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH
- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 72.1% · top 1% of all CVEs
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- 1.Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
- 3.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.
Assessment is derived automatically from the live signals above; verify against your own asset inventory.