Security Advisory - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Some Huawei Mobile Phones

There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in some Huawei mobile phones. An attacker could trick the user to connect to a malicious device. In the debug mode, the malicious software in the device may exploit the vulnerability to bypass some specific function. Successful exploit may cause some malicious applications to be installed in the mobile phones. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2018-05087)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7947.

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-20180720-01-mobile-en