CVE-2022-31763 Null dereference in EMUI

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause system unavailability via null pointer dereference and out-of-bounds array access in the kernel module of Huawei mobile operating systems.

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-2022-31763?

CVE-2022-31763 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 13 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kernel module has the null pointer and out-of-bounds array vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect system availability.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31763?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31763?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31763 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-31763 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31763 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7mh-f4m8-8fjw.

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