CVE-2019-2181

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% 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-190

Description

In binder_transaction of binder.c in the Android kernel, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-09-01
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/

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