CVE-2022-41581 Memory corruption in EMUI
Attackers can exploit missing data verification in HW_KEYMASTER to cause out-of-bounds access, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Huawei 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-2022-41581?
CVE-2022-41581 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 HW_KEYMASTER module has a vulnerability of not verifying the data read.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause malicious construction of data, which results in out-of-bounds access.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41581?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41581 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-2022-41581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8qv-r68j-xjrq.