Security Advisory - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Some Huawei APKs

Some Huawei APKs have a privilege elevation vulnerability due to improper design. An attacker can trick users into installing a malicious app which can send out HTTP requests and execute JavaScript code in web pages without obtaining the Internet access permission. Successful exploit could lead to resource occupation or information leak. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-06246)
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVE ID: CVE-2017-8153.
Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170901-01-smartphone-en