CVE-2024-56446 Null dereference in HarmonyOS

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Uninitialized variables in the notification module can lead to denial of service, affecting HarmonyOS availability.

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-2024-56446?

CVE-2024-56446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 8 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability of variables not being initialized in the notification module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability.

Weakness: CWE-908, CWE-457

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56446?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-56446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6m3j-pcg3-cx2r.

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