CVE-2019-2181

high

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.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/

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

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-09-05

Updated: 2020-08-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High