CVE-2019-2215
· published 2019-10-11
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2021-11-03).
- CISA's name for it: Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- CISA's description: 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."
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance) via the CVE Program.
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
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Android | Kernel: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (50)
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_availability_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:service_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_baseboard_management_controller_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a320_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:c190_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a220_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas2720_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas2750_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:alp-al00b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:alp-tl00b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:anne-al00_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ares-al00b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ares-al10d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ares-tl00chw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:bla-al00b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:bla-l29c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:bla-tl00b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:barca-al00_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:berkeley-l09_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:berkeley-tl10_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:columbia-al00a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:columbia-l29d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:cornell-tl10b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:duke-l09i_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:dura-al00a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:figo-al00a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:florida-al20b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:florida-l03_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:florida-l21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:florida-l22_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:florida-tl10b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:mate_rs_firmware:9.1.0.321\(c786e320r1p1t8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:p20_lite_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:huawei:y9_2019_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGH — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-en
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154911/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156495/Android-Binder-Use-After-Free.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/38
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20191030-01-binder-en
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-10-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-2215
Source dates: published 2019-10-11, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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