Security Advisory - Integer Overflow Vulnerability in Graphics Driver of Huawei Smart Phone

Graphics drivers of some Huawei smart phones have a integer overflow issue due to the lack of a parameters check, which lead to a further heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker may trick a user into installing a malicious application and application can exploit the vulnerability to crash the system or escalate user privilege. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2015-12014)

This vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1495.

Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160203-01-smartphone-en