CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-8763

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The TrustZone driver in Huawei P9, P9 Lite, and P8 Lite has an improper resource release vulnerability, allowing attackers to cause a system restart or privilege elevation.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious users to destabilize the device or gain higher privileges, posing a serious threat to data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to versions EVA-AL10C00B352 for P9, VNS-L21C185B130 for P9 Lite, and ALE-L02C636B150 for P8 Lite or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS