CVE-2022-41589 Denial of service in EMUI

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a flaw in the ArkCompiler DFX unwind stack module to disrupt system services and device availability 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-2022-41589?

CVE-2022-41589 is a high-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

The DFX unwind stack module of the ArkCompiler has a vulnerability in interface calling.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability affects system services and device availability.

Weakness: CWE-703

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41589?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41589 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-2022-41589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qm62-5pc4-c833.

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