In binder_free_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to a race condition.

published 2019-11-13 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-11855

cvss: 7.4; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Patch / fix

distros 2

debian ubuntu

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-2213

linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-60.67
linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1047.49
linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1041.43
linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1042.45
linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1
linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1
linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1043.43
linux-oem Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1056.65

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2213

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Exploit prediction

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
CWE-416 Use After Free

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/2019-11-01
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-2213
NVD CVE-2019-2213

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