CVE-2016-8762

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The TrustZone driver in Huawei P9 phones with software Versions earlier than EVA-AL10C00B352 and P9 Lite with software VNS-L21C185B130 and earlier versions and P8 Lite with software ALE-L02C636B150 and earlier versions has an input validation vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause the system to restart.

Affected products

Huawei P8 Lite Firmware: through ale-l02c636b150
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Huawei P9: all versions
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HUAWEI P9 Lite: through vns-l21c185b130

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-01-smartphone-en
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94509
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161123-01-smartphone-en
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94509

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