CVE-2019-2215 — Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2019-2215: Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Android |
| Product | Android Kernel |
| Date added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due date | 2022-05-03 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
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."
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2215
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2215
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog