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Overview
The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow in the HIFI driver in certain Huawei P8 and Mate S smartphones. This could potentially allow an attacker to cause a system crash (denial of service) or gain system privileges through a specially crafted application. The vulnerability was made public on January 4, 2016.
Remediation
Users of the affected Huawei P8 and Mate S smartphones are advised to update their software to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability. Specific software versions that resolve the vulnerability are GRA-TL00C01B230, GRA-CL00C92B230, GRA-CL10C92B230, GRA-UL00C00B230, GRA-UL10C00B230 for P8 smartphones, and CRR-TL00C01B160SP01, CRR-UL00C00B160, CRR-CL00C92B161 for Mate S smartphones.
References
For more information about this vulnerability, you can refer to the official Huawei security advisory at the following URL: http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160104-04-smartphone-en
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- Accommodation & Food ServicesAccommodation & Food Services
- Administrative, Support, Waste Management & Remediation ServicesAdministrative, Support, Waste Management & Remediation Services
- Agriculture, Forestry Fishing & HuntingAgriculture, Forestry Fishing & Hunting
- Arts, Entertainment & RecreationArts, Entertainment & Recreation
- ConstructionConstruction
- Educational ServicesEducational Services
- Finance and InsuranceFinance and Insurance
- Health Care & Social AssistanceHealth Care & Social Assistance
- InformationInformation
- Management of Companies & EnterprisesManagement of Companies & Enterprises
- ManufacturingManufacturing
- MiningMining
- Other Services (except Public Administration)Other Services (except Public Administration)
- Professional, Scientific, & Technical ServicesProfessional, Scientific, & Technical Services
- Public AdministrationPublic Administration
- Real Estate Rental & LeasingReal Estate Rental & Leasing
- Retail TradeRetail Trade
- Transportation & WarehousingTransportation & Warehousing
- UtilitiesUtilities
- Wholesale TradeWholesale Trade
