CVE-2019-5305 Use after free in Mate 10

Medium 5.5 Published 6 Jun 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A malicious application can trigger a double free in the image processing module, causing a system crash on Huawei Mate 10 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-2019-5305?

CVE-2019-5305 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Mate 10, published on 6 Jun 2019. 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 image processing module of some Huawei Mate 10 smartphones versions before ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185) has a memory double free vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can call special API, which could trigger double free and cause a system crash.

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5305?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Mate 10 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5305?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5305 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-2019-5305 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jj4j-prxw-rvrr.