CVE-2020-9138 Memory corruption in EMUI;Magic UI
A heap-based buffer overflow in Huawei smartphone OS can cause process exceptions during updates, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9138?
CVE-2020-9138 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 13 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some Huawei Smartphone, Successful exploit of this vulnerability can cause process exceptions during updating.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9138?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Magic Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-9138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7g87-66j4-g7g4.