CVE-2020-1839: huawei mate_30_firmware Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1839 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Race Condition vulnerability in huawei mate_30_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-07-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HUAWEI Mate 30 with versions earlier than 10.1.0.150(C00E136R5P3) have a race condition vulnerability. There is a timing window exists in which certain pointer members can be modified by another process that is operating concurrently, an attacker should trick the user into running a crafted application with high privilege, successful exploit could cause code execution.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.