First published: Wed Nov 15 2017(Updated: )
Some Huawei mobile phones Honor 6X Berlin-L22C636B150 and earlier versions have a Bluetooth unlock bypassing vulnerability. If a user has enabled the smart unlock function, an attacker can impersonate the user's Bluetooth device to unlock the user's mobile phone screen.uawei mobile phones have a Bluetooth unlock bypassing vulnerability due to the lack of validation on Bluetooth devices. If a user has enabled the smart unlock function, an attacker can impersonate the user's Bluetooth device to unlock the user's mobile phone screen.
Credit: psirt@huawei.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Huawei Honor 6x Firmware | <=berlin-l22c636b150 | |
Huawei Honor 6x |
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The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2017-2728.
The affected software is Huawei Honor 6X with Berlin-L22C636B150 firmware and earlier versions.
The severity of CVE-2017-2728 is medium with a CVSSv3 score of 6.4.
If a user has enabled the smart unlock function, an attacker can impersonate the user's Bluetooth device to unlock the user's mobile phone screen.
Yes, Huawei has released a security advisory detailing the issue and providing recommended updates or patches.