CVE-2021-22462 Null dereference in HarmonyOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit a NULL pointer dereference in HarmonyOS to cause a kernel crash, resulting in denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-22462?

CVE-2021-22462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 28 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A component of the HarmonyOS has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to cause kernel crash.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22462?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-22462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-22462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rhh4-p2qj-259f.

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