VDB-318913 · CVE-2025-54625 · GCVE-0-2025-54625

Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0 Kernel File System lock check

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel File System Module. This manipulation causes lock check. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-54625. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel File System Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a lock check vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-414. A product does not check to see if a lock is present before performing sensitive operations on a resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition vulnerability in the kernel file system module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-54625 since 07/28/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/21/2025).

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

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

HarmonyOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
CNA Vector (huawei): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Lock check
CWE: CWE-414 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

07/28/2025 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2025 +15 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54625 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54625
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318913

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 08:03
Updated: 08/21/2025 04:47
Changes: 08/06/2025 08:03 (62), 08/06/2025 15:54 (1), 08/21/2025 04:47 (11)
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