CVE-2023-46768 Use after free in EMUI
A use-after-free flaw in the idmap module of Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS can cause abnormal feature behavior, 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-2023-46768?
CVE-2023-46768 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multi-thread vulnerability in the idmap module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46768?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46768?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46768 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-2023-46768 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46768 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhxm-82f9-q2pw.