CVE-2019-5305 — The image processing module of some Huawei Mate 10 smartphones versions before A

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 f

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Huawei	Mate 10	The versions before ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-06-06T14:35:18.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T19:54:53.241Z

09References

• www.huawei.com — http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190128-01-ivp-en