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CVE-2019-2215

Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021

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

Key facts

Published
11 Oct 2019
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
google_android
KEV added
3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due
3 May 2022
EPSS
72.105% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.441% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/aAndroid
  • Kernel (affected)

Timeline

  1. 11 Oct 2019 Published
  2. 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2019-2215 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References