CVE-2022-39002 Use after free in HarmonyOS;EMUI;Magic UI

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A double free vulnerability in the storage module allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or code execution.

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-2022-39002?

CVE-2022-39002 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 16 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in the storage module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause the memory to be freed twice.

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39002?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Magic Ui.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2022-39002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jcm3-cq3v-4492.

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