CVE-2017-8141 Use after free in P10 Plus
A malicious app can trigger a double free in the Touch Panel driver, leading to system crashes or arbitrary code execution on Huawei P10 Plus devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8141?
CVE-2017-8141 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P10 Plus, published on 22 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Touch Panel (TP) driver in P10 Plus smart phones with software versions earlier than VKY-AL00C00B153 has a memory double free vulnerability. An attacker with the root privilege of the Android system tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can start multiple threads and try to free specific memory, which could triggers double free and causes a system crash or arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei P10 Plus Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8141?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-8141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P10 Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rf9x-3287-7x74.