CVE-2022-47975 Use after free in EMUI

High 7.5 Published Updated

A double free vulnerability in the DUBAI module of Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS allows attackers to cause a 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-2022-47975?

CVE-2022-47975 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 6 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The DUBAI module has a double free vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect system availability.

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47975?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-47975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47975 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-2022-47975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3x9f-9pxv-q52x.

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