CVE-2019-5216

Description

There is a race condition vulnerability on Huawei Honor V10 smartphones versions earlier than Berkeley-AL20 9.0.0.156(C00E156R2P14T8), Honor 10 smartphones versions earlier than Columbia-AL10B 9.0.0.156(C00E156R1P20T8) and Honor Play smartphones versions earlier than Cornell-AL00A 9.0.0.156(C00E156R1P13T8). An attacker tricks the user into installing a malicious application, which makes multiple processes to operate the same variate at the same time. Successful exploit could cause execution of malicious code.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory huawei.com
Affected: Huawei Honor V10, Honor 10, Honor Play
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190116-01-smartphone-en vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5216?
CVE-2019-5216 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5216?
To fix CVE-2019-5216, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5216 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-5216 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5216?
CVE-2019-5216 affects Huawei Honor V10, Honor 10, Honor Play.
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