What is CVE-2019-2188?

CVE-2019-2188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2019-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-2188?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2019-2188

In the Easel driver, there is possible memory corruption due to race conditions. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-112309571

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2019-09-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0
Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2188?: CVE-2019-2188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2019-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-2188?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.