CVE-2020-1839 Race condition in HUAWEI Mate 30
A race condition in HUAWEI Mate 30 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into running a crafted high-privilege application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1839?
CVE-2020-1839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HUAWEI Mate 30, published on 6 Jul 2020. 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
HUAWEI Mate 30 with versions earlier than 10.1.0.150(C00E136R5P3) have a race condition vulnerability. There is a timing window exists in which certain pointer members can be modified by another process that is operating concurrently, an attacker should trick the user into running a crafted application with high privilege, successful exploit could cause code execution.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1839?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Mate 30 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1839?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1839 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HUAWEI Mate 30
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qcq-7635-mr77.