CVE-2015-8226
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Joint Photographic Experts Group Processing Unit (JPU) driver in Huawei ALE smartphones with software before ALE-UL00C00B220 and ALE-TL00C01B220 and GEM-703L smartphones with software before V100R001C233B111 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted application with the system or camera permission, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8225.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA denial of service vulnerability exists in the Joint Photographic Experts Group Processing Unit (JPU) driver in Huawei ALE smartphones (ALE-UL00, ALE-TL00) and GEM-703L smartphones. A malicious application with system or camera permission can cause a device crash by sending crafted input to the JPU driver, likely due to improper input validation in the JPEG processing code.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device modelGo to Settings > About Phone and check the model number. Look for ALE-UL00, ALE-TL00, or GEM-703L.Affected if Device model is ALE-UL00, ALE-TL00, or GEM-703L
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Check firmware versionIn Settings > About Phone, note the firmware/build number. Compare to patched versions: ALE-UL00C00B220, ALE-TL00C01B220, or V100R001C233B111.Affected if Firmware version is earlier than the patched versions listed, or if the version cannot be determined
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Verify system permissions granted to appsGo to Settings > Apps > Permissions. Review all applications granted 'System' or 'Camera' permissions. Check if any are from unknown or untrusted sources.Affected if Any third-party or untrusted application holds System or Camera permissions
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Check for unexpected device crashesMonitor device for sudden reboots or freezes, particularly when camera apps or JPEG image processing features are used.Affected if Device experiences unexplained crashes during camera or image-related operations
The device is affected if it is an ALE-UL00, ALE-TL00, or GEM-703L model running firmware versions earlier than the patched releases, and has untrusted apps with System or Camera permissions that could trigger the JPU driver vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate affected Huawei smartphone firmware to versions ALE-UL00C00B220, ALE-TL00C01B220, or V100R001C233B111 or later to obtain the patched JPU driver. Restrict third-party application permissions to system and camera functions until the update is applied.
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