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CVE-2019-2215

HIGH7.8
CISA KEV

Published 2019-10-11 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@android.com

Summary

CVE-2019-2215 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Android Android Kernel. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Android has 17 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.

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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

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416CWE-416

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Android — Android Kernel

Name: Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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