| Product | Hx170dec device |
| Severity | High |
| CVE Reference | CVE-2014-2273 |
| Type | Local Root Privilege Escalation on Huawei P2 |
MWR have discovered a vulnerability in one of the kernel drivers shipped with the Huawei P2 mobile phone. This vulnerability allows any application on the phone to gain root privileges by making a specially crafted request to a block device that is accessible to any user.
The advisory can be downloaded here.