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CVE-2016-8768: Honor 6, 6 Plus, 7 firmware can disable protection
CVE-2016-8768 · published 9 years ago
Summary
Phone models Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus and Honor 7 with software versions before 6.9.16 are vulnerable. An attacker could trigger a crash that turns off a security feature and potentially gain higher privileges on the device. Update the phone software to the latest version to close the risk.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| huawei | honor_6_firmware |
All versions
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| huawei | honor_6_plus_firmware |
All versions
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_6_plus_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| huawei | honor_7_firmware |
All versions
cpe:2.3:o:huawei:honor_7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
Huawei Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 phones with software versions earlier than 6.9.16 could allow attackers to disable the PXN defense mechanism by invoking related drive code to crash the system...
Huawei Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus, Honor 7 phones with software versions earlier than 6.9.16 could allow attackers to disable the PXN defense mechanism by invoking related drive code to crash the system or escalate privilege.
References
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161026-01-pxn-en Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93885 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-2547PK - Security Features
Timeline
Published2 Apr 2017
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2016-8768 · NVD
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