Security Advisory - Improper Authorization Vulnerability in Several Smartphones

There is an improper authorization vulnerability in several smartphones. The software does not properly restrict certain operation of certain privilege, the attacker should trick the user into installing a malicious application before the user turns on student mode function. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the limit of student mode function. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-05149)

This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-5250.

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-20191204-02-smartphone-en