OpenHarmony Sensors Medical Sensor Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability Leading to Denial-of-Service

A denial-of-service vulnerability has been identified in the OpenHarmony operating system, specifically in the Sensors Medical Sensor component. This issue arises from a null pointer dereference, which can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability affects OpenHarmony versions 6.0 and prior.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to a denial-of-service condition, causing the system to become unresponsive or unavailable.

Remediation

Users can apply the available patch by merging the corresponding pull request into their OpenHarmony version. The pull request can be found in the OpenHarmony Sensors Medical Sensor repository.