Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 Kernel Futex insufficient permissions or privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel Futex Module. Such manipulation leads to insufficient permissions or privileges. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-31173. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel Futex Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is shared for download at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31173 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/04/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

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-2025-9957). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 🔍
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10/04/2025 +180 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303584
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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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