7.2
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-8215

First published: Wed Nov 22 2017(Updated: )

Honor 8,Honor V8,Honor 9,Honor V9,Nova 2,Nova 2 Plus,P9,P10 Plus,Toronto Huawei smart phones with software of versions earlier than FRD-AL00C00B391, versions earlier than FRD-DL00C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-AL10C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-AL20C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-UL10C00B391, versions earlier than KNT-TL10C00B391, versions earlier than Stanford-AL00C00B175, versions earlier than Stanford-AL10C00B175, versions earlier than Stanford-TL00C01B175, versions earlier than Duke-AL20C00B191, versions earlier than Duke-TL30C01B191, versions earlier than Picasso-AL00C00B162, versions earlier than Picasso-TL00C01B162 , versions earlier than Barca-AL00C00B162, versions earlier than Barca-TL00C00B162, versions earlier than EVA-AL10C00B396SP03, versions earlier than EVA-CL00C92B396, versions earlier than EVA-DL00C17B396, versions earlier than EVA-TL00C01B396 , versions earlier than Vicky-AL00AC00B172, versions earlier than Toronto-AL00AC00B191, versions earlier than Toronto-TL10C01B191 have a permission control vulnerability. An attacker with the system privilege of a mobile can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the unlock code verification and unlock the mobile phone bootloader.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Huawei Honor 8 Firmware<frd-al00c00b391
Huawei Honor 8
Huawei Honor 8 Firmware<frd-dl00c00b391
Huawei Honor V8 Firmware<knt-al10c00b391
Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Honor V8 Firmware<knt-al20c00b391
Huawei Honor V8 Firmware<knt-ul10c00b391
Huawei Honor V8 Firmware<knt-tl10c00b391
Huawei Honor 9 Firmware<stanford-al00c00b175
Huawei Honor 9
Huawei Honor 9 Firmware<stanford-al10c00b175
Huawei Honor 9 Firmware<stanford-tl00c01b175
Huawei Honor V9 Firmware<duke-al20c00b191
Huawei Honor V9
Huawei Honor V9 Firmware<duke-tl30c01b191
Huawei Nova 2 Firmware<picasso-al00c00b162
Huawei Nova 2
Huawei Nova 2 Firmware<picasso-tl00c01b162
Huawei Nova 2 Plus Firmware<barca-al00c00b162
Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Huawei Nova 2 Plus Firmware<barca-tl00c00b162
Huawei P9 Firmware<eva-al10c00b396sp03
Huawei P9
Huawei P9 Firmware<eva-cl00c92b396
Huawei P9 Firmware<eva-dl00c17b396
Huawei P9 Firmware<eva-tl00c01b396
Huawei P10 Plus Firmware<vicky-al00ac00b172
Huawei P10 Plus
Huawei Toronto Firmware<toronto-al00ac00b191
Huawei Toronto
Huawei Toronto Firmware<toronto-tl10c01b191

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-8215?

    The severity of CVE-2017-8215 is high (6.2).

  • Which Huawei smartphones are affected by CVE-2017-8215?

    The Huawei smartphones affected by CVE-2017-8215 are Honor 8, Honor V8, Honor 9, Honor V9, Nova 2, Nova 2 Plus, P9, P10 Plus, and Toronto.

  • What is the vulnerable software version for Huawei Honor 8?

    The vulnerable software version for Huawei Honor 8 is FRD-AL00C00B391.

  • Is Huawei Honor V8 vulnerable to CVE-2017-8215?

    No, Huawei Honor V8 is not vulnerable to CVE-2017-8215.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-8215?

    You can find more information about CVE-2017-8215 on the Huawei website: http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170807-01-smartphone-en

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