CVE-2024-32998
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNULL pointer access vulnerability in the clock module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceA NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the clock module allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by triggering the NULL pointer access, likely resulting in a crash or system instability.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 12.0.0= 13.0.0= 14.0.0= 2.0.0= 2.1.0= 3.0.0= 4.0.0= 4.2.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Huawei OS versionOn the Huawei device, go to Settings > About Phone > Version. Alternatively, use 'getprop ro.build.version.emui' for EMUI or 'getprop ro.build.version.harmonyos' for HarmonyOS via ADB shell.Affected if The version displayed matches exactly: 12.0.0, 13.0.0, or 14.0.0 for EMUI; or 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 4.0.0, or 4.2.0 for HarmonyOS
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Confirm the clock module is accessibleVerify that clock-related functionality is available on the device. Check if any clock, time, or alarm applications are installed and operational.Affected if Clock applications or system clock services are running on the device
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Check for clock module access patternsMonitor system logs (logcat) for clock-related operations or crashes. Look for entries containing 'clock', 'clk', or similar references during normal device operation.Affected if The device experiences unexpected crashes, reboots, or system instability when clock features are accessed, or NULL pointer dereference errors appear in logs
A user is affected if their Huawei device runs EMUI 12.0.0, 13.0.0, or 14.0.0, or HarmonyOS 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 4.0.0, or 4.2.0, and they observe crashes or instability when interacting with clock-related functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper NULL pointer validation in the clock module before dereferencing pointers, and ensure all clock-related structures are properly initialized before use.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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