CVE-2019-2115

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-415

Description

In GateKeeper::MintAuthToken of gatekeeper.cpp in Android 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1 and 9, there is possible memory corruption due to a double free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01

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