CVE-2019-5305

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-06-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-415

Description

The image processing module of some Huawei Mate 10 smartphones versions before ALP-L29 9.0.0.159(C185) has a memory double free vulnerability. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can call special API, which could trigger double free and cause a system crash.

Affected products

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10: before alp-l29_9.0.0.159\(c185\) — fixed in alp-l29_9.0.0.159\(c185\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Mate 10 alp-l29_9.0.0.159\(c185\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190128-01-ivp-en
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190128-01-ivp-en

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