Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU23415

Improper validation of integrity check value in Huawei products - CVE-2019-5226

Published: December 5, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23415

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5226

CWE-ID: CWE-354

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected devices and software do not validate the upgrade package sufficiently. A local user can trick the user to install a malicious application and downgrade the system of smartphone to an older version.

Affected software

P30
P30 Pro
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei HiSuite

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5226

Install updates from vendor's website.

P30 - update to 9.1.0.193
P30 Pro - update to 9.1.0.193
Huawei Mate 20 - update to 9.1.0.135
Huawei HiSuite - update to 9.1.0.305

External References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190904-01-smartphone-en

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