# 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 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

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2019-2215
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2022-05-03
- EPSS: 72.10% (percentile 99.4)
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 36 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2019-10-04)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-07)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2019-10-11

## Affected versions

- Android: affected Kernel

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
- [other] http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-en
- [other] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
- [other] https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- [advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/
- [other] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
- [other] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-2215

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