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high 7.8

CVE-2019-2215 kev in the critical feed json

A use-after-free in binder.c allows an elevation of privilege from an application to the Linux Kernel.

published 2019-10-11 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-11857

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2021-11-03
epss
72.1%
EPSS 72.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • huawei alp-al00b_firmware 10.0.0.162\(c00e156r2p4\)
  • huawei alp-tl00b_firmware 10.0.0.162\(c01e156r1p4\)
  • huawei anne-al00_firmware 9.1.0.126\(c00e126r1p7t8\)
  • huawei ares-al00b_firmware 9.1.0.165\(c00e165r2p5t8\)
  • huawei ares-al10d_firmware 9.1.0.165\(c00e165r2p5t8\)
  • huawei ares-tl00chw_firmware 8.2.0.163\(c01r2p1\)
  • huawei bla-al00b_firmware 10.0.0.170\(c786e170r2p4\)
  • huawei bla-l29c_firmware 9.1.0.300\(c432e4r1p11t8\)
  • huawei bla-tl00b_firmware 10.0.0.170\(c01e170r1p4\)
  • huawei barca-al00_firmware 8.0.0.377\(c00\)
  • huawei berkeley-l09_firmware 9.1.0.351\(c432e5r1p13t8\)
  • huawei berkeley-tl10_firmware 9.1.0.333\(c01e333r1p1t8\)
  • huawei columbia-al00a_firmware 8.1.0.186\(c00gt\)
  • huawei columbia-l29d_firmware 9.1.0.325\(c432e4r1p12t8\)
  • huawei cornell-tl10b_firmware 9.1.0.321\(c01e320r1p1t8\)
  • huawei duke-l09i_firmware 9.0.1.171\(c675e6r1p5t8\)
  • huawei dura-al00a_firmware 1.0.0.190\(c00\)
  • huawei figo-al00a_firmware 9.1.0.130\(c00e115r2p8t8\)
  • huawei florida-al20b_firmware 9.1.0.128\(c00e112r1p6t8\)
  • huawei florida-l03_firmware 9.1.0.154\(c605e7r1p2t8\)
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.15.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-2215

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-168.197
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1098.109
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1062.69
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2
  • linux-raspi2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1125.134
  • linux-snapdragon Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1129.137

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2215

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-2215 updated cvss 5.3

kernel: Use-after-free in binder.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-alt, python-perf, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/android/local/binder_uaf)
  3. 0-day patched (Project Zero)
  4. Published
  5. Added to CISA KEV
  6. CISA patch deadline
  7. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
5 y ago
Patch by
2022-05-03 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Android, Android Kernel
CISA name
Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Zero-day

Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.

Found
2019-09-26
Patched
2019-10-06
Details
project zero root cause analysis

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

72.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/android/local/binder_uaf Android Binder Use-After-Free Exploit metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2019-09-26
  • EDB-48129 Android Binder - Use-After-Free (Metasploit) local, 2020-02-24
  • EDB-47463 Android - Binder Driver Use-After-Free local, 2019-10-04
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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