Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2019-2213
Published: November 13, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35093
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2213
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In binder_free_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-133758011References: Upstream kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2019-2213
Install update from vendor's website.