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CVE-2019-2215

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2021-11-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2019-10-11
  • Fixed in9.1.0.246\(c432e6r1p7t8\) · 9.1.0.201\(c636e4r1p5t8\) · 9.1.0.201\(zafc185e4r1p8t8\) · 9.1.0.200\(c605e4r1p3t8\) · 9.1.0.200\(c635e5r1p1t8\) · 9.1.0.200\(c636e4r1p5t8\)
  • WeaknessCWE-416

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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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-10-04Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  2. 2019-10-1119:15CVE publishedNVD
  3. 2021-11-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  4. 2021-11-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  5. 2021-11-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  6. 2025-02-0713:04SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-2215?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-2215?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Huawei p20 lite firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.1< 9.1.0.246\(c432e6r1p7t8\)9.1.0.246\(c432e6r1p7t8\)
9.1< 9.1.0.201\(c636e4r1p5t8\)9.1.0.201\(c636e4r1p5t8\)
9.1< 9.1.0.201\(zafc185e4r1p8t8\)9.1.0.201\(zafc185e4r1p8t8\)
9.1< 9.1.0.200\(c605e4r1p3t8\)9.1.0.200\(c605e4r1p3t8\)
9.1< 9.1.0.200\(c635e5r1p1t8\)9.1.0.200\(c635e5r1p1t8\)
9.1< 9.1.0.200\(c636e4r1p5t8\)9.1.0.200\(c636e4r1p5t8\)
Huawei nova 3e firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.1< 9.1.0.201\(c636e4r1p5t8\)9.1.0.201\(c636e4r1p5t8\)
9.1< 9.1.0.201\(zafc185e4r1p8t8\)9.1.0.201\(zafc185e4r1p8t8\)
9.1< 9.1.0.200\(c636e4r1p5t8\)9.1.0.200\(c636e4r1p5t8\)
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.4= 16.04no fix published

74 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As google_android, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Android
    Affected
    • = Kernelno fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2020-03-02

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • linuxUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.4.0-168.197
  • linuxDebian:14all versions · fixed in 4.15.4-1
  • linuxDebian:13all versions · fixed in 4.15.4-1
  • linuxDebian:12all versions · fixed in 4.15.4-1
  • linuxDebian:8all versions · fixed in 3.16.81-1
  • linux-4.9Debian:8all versions · fixed in 4.9.210-1~deb8u1
  • linux-awsUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.4.0-1058.62
  • linux-awsUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 4.4.0-1098.109

13 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-2215 Red Hat Product Security

    kernel: Use-after-free in binder.c

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Huawei p20 lite firmware to 9.1.0.246\(c432e6r1p7t8\) · 9.1.0.201\(c636e4r1p5t8\) · 9.1.0.201\(zafc185e4r1p8t8\) · 9.1.0.200\(c605e4r1p3t8\) · 9.1.0.200\(c635e5r1p1t8\) · 9.1.0.200\(c636e4r1p5t8\)
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-05-03

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-47463EDB-48129
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
20 repositories, unverifiedtimwr/CVE-2019-2215kangtastic/cve-2019-2215ATorNinja/CVE-2019-2215LIznzn/CVE-2019-2215DimitriFourny/cve-2019-2215
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/android/local/binder_uafrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2021-11-03
Patch Due Date
2022-05-03
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-10-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-m7g6-9cwp-6jgm

Frequently asked questions

What is 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

Is CVE-2019-2215 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-2215 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-05-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-2215?

CVE-2019-2215 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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