CVE-2023-52383 Use after free in EMUI

Medium 4.7 Published 11 May 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A double-free vulnerability in the RSMC module allows attackers to cause a denial of service on Huawei devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-52383?

CVE-2023-52383 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 11 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double-free vulnerability in the RSMC module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52383?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52383 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-2023-52383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3g4v-p46q-rp5h.