Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 Kernel Futex insufficient permissions or privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel Futex Module. This manipulation causes insufficient permissions or privileges. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-31172. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel Futex Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-280. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory write permission bypass vulnerability in the kernel futex module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-31172 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/04/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-9956). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Class: Insufficient permissions or privileges
CWE: CWE-280 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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03/27/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303583
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/07/2025 07:41
Updated: 10/04/2025 20:06
Changes: 04/07/2025 07:41 (62), 10/04/2025 20:06 (1)
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