Double free in Huawei P10 Plus
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huawei | P10 Plus | Versions earlier than VKY-AL00C00B153 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- P10 Plus VendorHuawei Affected Versions earlier than VKY-AL00C00B153 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8141
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf9x-3287-7x74
References
More Huawei P10 Plus Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-01968 Memory corruption in Huawei P10 Plus,P10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2017-01966 Memory corruption in Huawei P10 Plus,P10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2017-01967 Memory corruption in Huawei P10 Plus,P10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05725 Memory corruption in Huawei P10, P10 Plus CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-05790 Honor 8,Honor V8,Honor 9,Honor V9,Nova 2,Nova 2 Plus,P9,P10 Plus,Toronto Huawei smart… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2017-05789 Improper authentication in Huawei Honor 8,Honor V8,Honor 9,Honor V9,Nova 2,Nova 2… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2017-8141 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8141 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rf9x-3287-7x74 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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