CVE-2024-57961 Memory corruption in EMUI
An out-of-bounds write in the emcom module can cause abnormal feature behavior, affecting Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS users.
- 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-2024-57961?
CVE-2024-57961 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 6 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the emcom module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause features to perform abnormally.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57961?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-57961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-57961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-57961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr8h-hqjg-7fqq.