CVE-2022-38980 Memory corruption in HarmonyOS
Heap overflow in HwAirlink allows attackers to gain process control permissions on HarmonyOS devices.
- 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-2022-38980?
CVE-2022-38980 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 14 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HwAirlink module has a heap overflow vulnerability in processing data packets of the proprietary protocol.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow attackers to obtain process control permissions.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38980 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-2022-38980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Harmonyos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7w2j-qmxj-j7jq.