What is the severity of CVE-2024-42031?

CVE-2024-42031 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that impacts confidentiality.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42031?

To fix CVE-2024-42031, ensure that you update affected Huawei Emui or HarmonyOS versions to the latest security patches.

What software is affected by CVE-2024-42031?

CVE-2024-42031 affects Huawei Emui versions 12.0.0 to 14.0.0 and HarmonyOS versions 2.0.0 to 4.2.0.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-42031?

CVE-2024-42031 is an access permission verification vulnerability within the Settings module.

What is the potential impact of CVE-2024-42031?

The potential impact of CVE-2024-42031 is that successful exploitation may compromise service confidentiality.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-42031

high

7.5

CWE

8/8/2024

19/3/2025

CVE-2024-42031

First published: Thu Aug 08 2024(Updated: )

Access permission verification vulnerability in the Settings module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.

Credit: psirt@huawei.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
EMUI 5.0	=12.0.0
EMUI 5.0	=13.0.0
EMUI 5.0	=14.0.0
HarmonyOS	=2.0.0
HarmonyOS	=2.1.0
HarmonyOS	=3.0.0
HarmonyOS	=3.1.0
HarmonyOS	=4.0.0
HarmonyOS	=4.2.0

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Reference Links

https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/8/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-42031?
CVE-2024-42031 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that impacts confidentiality.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42031?
To fix CVE-2024-42031, ensure that you update affected Huawei Emui or HarmonyOS versions to the latest security patches.
What software is affected by CVE-2024-42031?
CVE-2024-42031 affects Huawei Emui versions 12.0.0 to 14.0.0 and HarmonyOS versions 2.0.0 to 4.2.0.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-42031?
CVE-2024-42031 is an access permission verification vulnerability within the Settings module.
What is the potential impact of CVE-2024-42031?
The potential impact of CVE-2024-42031 is that successful exploitation may compromise service confidentiality.

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