CVE-2022-41587 Denial of service in EMUI

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Uncaptured exceptions in the home screen module can cause system instability, potentially leading to denial of service.

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-2022-41587?

CVE-2022-41587 is a medium-severity denial of service 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

Uncaptured exceptions in the home screen module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect stability.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41587?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Emui.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41587?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-41587 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41587 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w3xv-9mxw-3wv4.

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