VAR-202208-0888

Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2026-03-07 23:34

Vulnerability of writing data to an arbitrary address in the HW_KEYMASTER module. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect confidentiality. Huawei of EMUI , HarmonyOS , Magic UI Exists in unspecified vulnerabilities.Information may be obtained. HUAWEI EMUI is a mobile operating system developed based on Android

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