CVE-2024-42037 Denial of service in EMUI

Critical 9.3 Published 8 Aug 2024 Updated 9 Aug 2024

Uncaught exceptions in the Graphics module can cause service disruption and potentially expose confidential data on Huawei devices.

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

What is CVE-2024-42037?

CVE-2024-42037 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of uncaught exceptions in the Graphics module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-248

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42037?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42037 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-2024-42037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-gmfg-pfqm-qmcp.