Denial of Service Vulnerability in Huawei P7 and P8 Devices

CVE-2015-7740

Summary

An issue affecting certain Huawei P7 and P8 devices allows local users to trigger a denial of service condition. This vulnerability arises when specially crafted input is sent to the GPU driver, leading to a system crash. Devices running versions prior to P7-L00C17B851, P7-L05C00B851, and P7-L09C92B851 for the P7, as well as versions before ALE-UL00B211 for the P8 are susceptible to this exploit. It highlights the necessity for prompt updates to safeguard against potential disruptions to device functionality.

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