# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rf9x-3287-7x74

## 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 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8141?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2020-1872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1872/): Security feature bypass in HUAWEI P10 Plus (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2017-8171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8171/): Security feature bypass in Vicky-AL00A (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8141 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P10 Plus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8141/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8141
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8141
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8141

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