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Huawei released February 2022 security patch details
Huawei has officially started the EMUI 12 stable rollout for global devices. In terms of security patches, Huawei also focuses on the HarmonyOS update for its eligible devices in a regular manner.
Apart from the EMUI 12 and HarmonyOS, the February 2022 Huawei EMUI security patch is now live and it fixes 7 high levels of CVEs, 1 medium level of CVEs while there’s no low level of CVEs. It also fixes the 27 CVE’s announced in January 2022.
This security update includes the CVE announced in the January 2022 Android security bulletin:
Critical: none
High: CVE-2021-39620, CVE-2021-39623, CVE-2021-39629, CVE-2021-39632, CVE-2021-39659, CVE-2021-30353, CVE-2021-30319
Medium: CVE-2021-30313
Low: none
Already included in previous updates: CVE-2021-0956, CVE-2021-0769, CVE-2021-0978, CVE-2021-0979, CVE-2021-0981, CVE-2021-0993, CVE-2021-0996, CVE-2021-0997, CVE-2021-1001, CVE-2021-1002, CVE-2021-1003, CVE-2021-1016, CVE-2021-1017, CVE-2021-1018, CVE-2021-1019, CVE-2021-1023, CVE-2021-1025, CVE-2021-39657, CVE-2021-30262, CVE-2021-0675, CVE-2021-0961, CVE-2021-0922, CVE-2020-0347, CVE-2021-0717, CVE-2021-1030, CVE-2021-1031, CVE-2021-0977.
This security update includes the CVE of other third-party library patches:
Critical: CVE-2021-3760
High: CVE-2021-0356, CVE-2021-0359, CVE-2021-0360, CVE-2021-0358, CVE-2021-0357, CVE-2021-32484, CVE-2021-32485, CVE-2021-32486, CVE-2021-32487
This security update includes the following HUAWEI patches:
CVE-2021-39991: Unauthorized rewriting vulnerability with the memory access management module on ACPU
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
CVE-2021-39986: Unauthorized rewriting vulnerability with the memory access management module on ACPU
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
CVE-2021-37115: Unauthorized rewriting vulnerability with the memory access management module on ACPU
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
CVE-2021-37109: Security protection bypass vulnerability with the modem
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause memory protection failure.
CVE-2021-40044: Permission verification vulnerability in the Bluetooth module
Severity: Medium
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0, EMUI 11.0.1, EMUI 11.0.0, EMUI 10.1.1, EMUI 10.1.0, Magic UI 4.0.0, Magic UI 3.1.1, Magic UI 3.1.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause unauthorized operations.
CVE-2021-40015: Race condition vulnerability in the binder driver subsystem in the kernel
Severity: Medium
Affected versions: EMUI 12.0.0, EMUI 11.0.0, EMUI 10.1.1, EMUI 10.1.0, EMUI 10.0.0, Magic UI 4.0.0, Magic UI 3.1.1, Magic UI 3.1.0, Magic UI 3.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect kernel stability.
CVE-2021-39992: Improper security permission configuration vulnerability on ACPU
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVE-2021-39997: Vulnerability of unstrict input parameter verification in the audio assembly
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause out-of-bounds access.
CVE-2021-39994: Arbitrary address access vulnerability with the product line test code
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVE-2021-40045: Vulnerability of signature verification mechanism failure in system upgrade through recovery mode
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0, EMUI 11.0.1, EMUI 11.0.0, Magic UI 4.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
CVE-2021-37107: Improper memory access permission configuration on ACPU
Severity: High
Affected versions: EMUI12.0.0
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause out-of-bounds access.
According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
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Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.
