CVE-2022-38986 Memory corruption in EMUI
Attackers can bypass kernel checks to cause out-of-bounds access and page table tampering, compromising device confidentiality and availability.
- 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-2022-38986?
CVE-2022-38986 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Emui, 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 HIPP module has a vulnerability of bypassing the check of the data transferred in the kernel space.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause out-of-bounds access to the HIPP module and page table tampering, affecting device confidentiality and availability.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38986?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38986 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-2022-38986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2gqc-hf8q-hvqq.