#VU22803 Race condition in Huawei products - CVE-2019-5228

 

#VU22803 Race condition in Huawei products - CVE-2019-5228

Published: November 15, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22803
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5228
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
P30
P30 Pro
Honor V20
Software vendor:
Huawei

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in certain detection module due to a race condition when the system does not lock certain function properly. A local user can trick a victim to install a malicious application, trigger out of bound write and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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