VDB-208963 · CVE-2022-38990 · GCVE-0-2022-38990

Huawei EMUI/Magic UI/HarmonyOS secure OS module denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Huawei EMUI, Magic UI and HarmonyOS. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component secure OS module. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-38990. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Huawei EMUI, Magic UI and HarmonyOS (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component secure OS module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The secure OS module has configuration defects. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect system availability.

The weakness was presented 09/17/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-38990 since 08/29/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/29/2022 🔍
09/17/2022 +19 days 🔍
09/17/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2022 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208963

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2022 09:18
Changes: 09/17/2022 09:18 (47)
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Cache ID: 216::103