Prague Al00a FirmwareOperating system · Huawei

CVE-2017-15325

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-03-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
The Bdat driver of Prague smart phones with software versions earlier than Prague-AL00AC00B211, versions earlier than Prague-AL00BC00B211, versions earlier than Prague-AL00CC00B211, versions earlier than Prague-TL00AC01B211, versions earlier than Prague-TL10AC01B211 has integer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP and execute it as a specific privilege; the APP can then send a specific parameter to the driver of the smart phone, causing arbitrary code execution.

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 confidence

Integer overflow vulnerability in the Bdat driver of Huawei Prague smartphones due to lack of parameter validation. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious app that sends specially crafted parameters to the driver, achieving arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges.

MitigationUpdate Huawei Prague smartphones to software version B211 or later. Users should avoid installing applications from untrusted sources to prevent initial access.

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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 data
Prague Al00a FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< prague-al00ac00b211
Prague Al00b FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< prague-al00bc00b211
Prague Al00c FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< prague-al00cc00b211
Prague Tl00a FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< prague-tl00ac01b211
Prague Tl10a FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< prague-tl10ac01b211

CVSS 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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify device model
    Check the device model number in Settings > About Phone. Look for model identifiers: Al00a, Al00b, Al00c, Tl00a, or Tl10a.
    Affected if Device model is one of the listed Huawei Prague variants (Al00a, Al00b, Al00c, Tl00a, Tl10a)
  2. Check firmware version
    Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Version. Identify the build number (for example, prague-al00ac00bXXX where XXX is the build version).
    Affected if Firmware version is earlier than B211 (for example, prague-al00ac00b210 or earlier)
  3. Verify Bdat driver presence
    Check if the Bdat driver is present on the device by examining /system/lib/modules/bdat.ko or by checking driver loaded status via 'lsmod | grep bdat' if root access is available.
    Affected if Bdat driver is loaded or present on the device
  4. Confirm vulnerable parameter interface
    If root access is available, verify the Bdat driver exposes a parameter interface by checking /sys/class/misc/bdat/ or similar driver nodes. The vulnerability requires the driver to accept userland parameters.
    Affected if Bdat driver interface is accessible and accepts parameters from applications

You are affected if you own a Huawei Prague model (Al00a, Al00b, Al00c, Tl00a, Tl10a) and your firmware version is earlier than B211, with the Bdat driver loaded and accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Huawei Prague smartphones to software version B211 or later. Users should avoid installing applications from untrusted sources to prevent initial access.

Fix this in Prague Al00a Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
40.0 hours of engineering $6,920
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