Use after free in HUAWEI Mate 10
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-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
HUAWEI Mate 10 smartphones with versions earlier than ALP-AL00 8.1.0.311 have a use after free vulnerability on mediaserver component. An attacker tricks the user install a malicious application, which make the software to reference memory after it has been freed. Successful exploit could cause execution of arbitrary code.
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 | HUAWEI Mate 10 | Versions earlier than ALP-AL00 8.1.0.311 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HUAWEI Mate 10 VendorHuawei Affected Versions earlier than ALP-AL00 8.1.0.311 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7993
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwg2-h4rx-f4gm
References
More Huawei Mate 10 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-11224 Memory corruption in Huawei Mate 10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-12643 Out-of-bounds read in Huawei Mate 10 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-07330 There is a privilege escalation vulnerability on some Huawei smart phones due to design… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2019-03734 Double free in Huawei Mate 10 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-03654 Double free in Huawei Mate10 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-03649 Use after free in Huawei Mate10 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-7993 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-7993 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jwg2-h4rx-f4gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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