PT-2019-17568 · Huawei · Huawei Mate 10

Published 2019-06-06 · Updated 2019-06-10 · CVE-2019-5305

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Huawei Mate 10 smartphones versions prior to ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185)

Description The issue is related to a memory double free vulnerability in the image processing module. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious application, which can then call a special API to trigger the double free, potentially causing a system crash.

Recommendations For versions prior to ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185), update to version ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185) 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-2019-5305

Affected Products

Huawei Mate 10

References · 3

• http://huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190128-01-ivp-en · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5305 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5305 · Vendor Advisory