Double Free in Huawei Berkeley-Al20
CVE-2018-7899
The Mali Driver of Huawei Berkeley-AL20 and Berkeley-BD smart phones with software Berkeley-AL20 8.0.0.105(C00), 8.0.0.111(C00), 8.0.0.112D(C00), 8.0.0.116(C00), 8.0.0.119(C00), 8.0.0.119D(C00), 8.0.0.122(C00), 8.0.0.132(C00), 8.0.0.132D(C00), 8.0.0.142(C00), 8.0.0.151(C00), Berkeley-BD 1.0.0.21, 1.0.0.22, 1.0.0.23, 1.0.0.24, 1.0.0.26, 1.0.0.29 has a double free vulnerability. An attacker can trick a user to install a malicious application and exploit this vulnerability when in the exception handling process. Successful exploitation may cause system reboot.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.006 (45.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Huawei Berkeley-al20
- Huawei Berkeley-al20_firmware — versions 8.0.0.122\(c00\), 8.0.0.151\(c00\), 8.0.0.119d\(c00\)
- Huawei Berkeley-bd
- Huawei Berkeley-bd_firmware — versions 1.0.0.21, 1.0.0.22, 1.0.0.23
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Berkeley-al20, Berkeley-bd — versions Berkeley-AL20 8.0.0.105(C00), 8.0.0.111(C00), 8.0.0.112D(C00), 8.0.0.116(C00), 8.0.0.119(C00), 8.0.0.119D(C00), 8.0.0.122(C00), 8.0.0.132(C00), 8.0.0.132D(C00), 8.0.0.142(C00), 8.0.0.151(C00), Berkeley-BD 1.0.0.21, 1.0.0.22, 1.0.0.23, 1.0.0.24, 1.0.0.26, 1.0.0.29
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@huawei.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7899?
- CVE-2018-7899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Berkeley-Al20, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7899?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.