PT-2017-18150 · Google+1 · Android+1

Yonggang Guo · Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2017-12-11 · CVE-2017-8141

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions P10 Plus smart phones with software versions earlier than VKY-AL00C00B153

Description The issue concerns a memory double free vulnerability in the Touch Panel driver. An attacker with root privilege of the Android system can trick a user into installing a malicious application. This application can start multiple threads and attempt to free specific memory, potentially triggering a double free condition. This could lead to a system crash or allow for arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For P10 Plus smart phones with software versions earlier than VKY-AL00C00B153, update to a version VKY-AL00C00B153 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of applications from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8141

Affected Products

Android

P10 Plus

References · 3

• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170612-01-smartphone-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8141 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8141 · Vendor Advisory