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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2019-2215 Android · Android Kernel

Android Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

49.67 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
97.7 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 97.7% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Nov 03, 2021

Remediation Due

May 03, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

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."

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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