Double Free in Huawei Mate 9
CVE-2017-15316
The GPU driver of Mate 9 Huawei smart phones with software before MHA-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00) and Mate 9 Pro Huawei smart phones with software before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00) has a memory double free vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can call special API, which triggers double free and causes a system crash or arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Huawei Mate_9
- Huawei Mate_9_firmware
- Huawei Mate_9_pro
- Huawei Mate_9_pro_firmware
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 — versions before MHA-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00)
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 9 Pro — versions before LON-AL00B 8.0.0.334(C00)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15316?
- CVE-2017-15316 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Mate 9, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15316?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.