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high 7.8

CVE-2019-2181 json

In binder_transaction of binder.c in the Android kernel, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow.

published 2019-09-05 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-11823

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.2.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-2181

  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1
  • linux-gke-5.0 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1023.23~18.04.2
  • linux-oem-osp1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1025.28

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2181

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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