OpenHarmony <=4.1.0: Local PAL Escalation & Info Leak via UAF
CVE-2024-41160 Published on September 2, 2024
Liteos-A has an use after free vulnerability
in OpenHarmony v4.1.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause the common permission is upgraded to root and sensitive information leak through use after free.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-41160 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2024-41160 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-41160
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Affected Versions
OpenHarmony:- Version v4.0.0, <= 4.1.0 is affected.
- Version 4.0.0, <= 4.1.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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