Huawei EMUI/HarmonyOS AOD Module privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AOD Module. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-38999. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Huawei EMUI and HarmonyOS (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component AOD Module. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The AOD module has the improper update of reference count vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data integrity, confidentiality, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/17/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-38999 since 08/29/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/29/2022 🔍
09/17/2022 +19 days 🔍
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10/20/2022 +33 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208971

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2022 09:22
Updated: 10/20/2022 08:39
Changes: 09/17/2022 09:22 (36), 10/20/2022 08:39 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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