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CVE-2024-21816 (GCVE-0-2024-21816)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-04 06:19 – Updated: 2024-08-01 22:27
VLAI
Title
Background task manager has an improper preservation of permissions vulnerability
Summary
in OpenHarmony v4.0.0 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause information leak through improper preservation of permissions.
Severity
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-04 14:25 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenHarmony OpenHarmony Affected: v4.0.0 , < v4.0.1 (custom)
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