VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-8142
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.07%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) module driver of Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro smart phones with software versions earlier than MHA-AL00BC00B221 and versions earlier than LON-AL00BC00B221 has a use after free (UAF) vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can start multiple threads and try to create and free specific memory, which could triggers access memory after free it and causes a system crash or arbitrary code execution.
Weakness classification
- CWE-416: Use After Free
Primary references
- psirt@huawei.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory