PT-2018-6496

CVE-2017-17320

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Published

2018-03-20

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Updated

2018-04-13

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Huawei Mate 9 Pro smartphones with software of LON-AL00BC00B139D, LON-AL00BC00B229, LON-L29DC721B188
Description: The issue is related to a memory double free vulnerability, where the system fails to manage memory properly, leading to the freeing of the same memory address twice. An attacker could trick a user with root privilege into installing a crafted application, potentially resulting in malicious code execution.
Recommendations: For LON-AL00BC00B139D, update the software to a version that properly manages memory allocation to prevent double free vulnerabilities. For LON-AL00BC00B229, apply a patch that corrects the memory management issue to prevent exploitation. For LON-L29DC721B188, restrict the installation of crafted applications until a software update that fixes the memory double free issue is available.
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