Huawei HarmonyOS Kernel use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei HarmonyOS. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-22466. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS (version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 10/28/2021. The advisory is available at device.harmonyos.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-22466 since 01/05/2021. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/28/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/05/2021 🔍
10/28/2021 +295 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: device.harmonyos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-22466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185654
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2021 20:11
Updated: 11/01/2021 14:51
Changes: 10/28/2021 20:11 (37), 11/01/2021 14:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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