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CVE-2016-8763

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% 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-664

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 improper resource release vulnerability, which allows attackers to cause a system restart or privilege elevation.

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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