Security Advisory - Brute Forcing Encrypted Backup Data Vulnerability on Huawei Smartphones

There is a vulnerability that Huawei smartphone user backup information can be obtained by brute forcing the password for encrypting the backup. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-08102)
This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-5263.

Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190821-01-backup-en