CVE-2022-46314 Denial of service in HarmonyOS

High 7.5 Published Updated

A defect in the HarmonyOS IPC module allows attackers to compromise system availability, requiring a patch for mitigation.

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-2022-46314?

CVE-2022-46314 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 20 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The IPC module has defects introduced in the design process. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect system availability.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46314?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46314?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46314 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-2022-46314 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4mxg-39wc-hw87.

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