CVE-2024-47137
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 · uneditedin OpenHarmony v4.1.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause the common permission is upgraded to root and sensitive information leak through out-of-bounds write.
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 · moderate confidenceAn out-of-bounds write vulnerability in OpenHarmony v4.1.0 and prior versions allows a local attacker to escalate privileges from common user permission to root and leak sensitive information through improper memory access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 4.0, <= 4.1CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 OpenHarmony versionRun the command 'sw_version' or check '/etc/version' or '/system/version' to retrieve the installed OpenHarmony version numberAffected if The version is between 4.0 and 4.1 inclusive (e.g., 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1.0)
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Confirm OpenHarmony editionVerify the system is running Openatom OpenHarmony by checking 'cat /proc/version' or 'uname -a' for OpenHarmony-specific kernel stringsAffected if The system kernel identifies as OpenHarmony and the version falls within the affected range
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Check for exposed local servicesReview running processes and listening services using 'ps -A' and 'netstat -tuln' or 'ss -tuln' to identify services that could be targeted for local privilege escalationAffected if User-accessible services or daemons are running that process user-provided data without proper privileges
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Assess user permissionsVerify current user privileges using 'id' command and check if additional kernel capabilities are granted via 'cat /proc/self/status' | grep CapAffected if The account used is a common user without root privileges and the system is running a vulnerable OpenHarmony version
If the system runs OpenHarmony versions 4.0 through 4.1 and allows local user access, it may be vulnerable to privilege escalation via the out-of-bounds write flaw.
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 dataUpgrade OpenHarmony to a version beyond v4.1.0 that addresses this vulnerability; review the affected component for proper bounds checking and memory safety controls.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-47137 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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