HarmonyOS Mobile November 2021 security patch details

Huawei has released November 2021 security patch details for HarmonyOS operating system-powered mobile devices. This software update patch comes with security improvements and fixes for different kinds of vulnerabilities and data threats that could compromise the HarmonyOS user data.

HarmonyOS 3.0

Aside from this, Huawei Developer Conference 2021 has brought us an introduction of HarmonyOS 3.0, the Chinese tech giant has announced HarmonyOS 3.0 Developer Preview Beta for the developers and it’ll bring an opportunity for them to test the latest HarmonyOS version before it starts for the public test phase.

Also, Huawei has released a bunch of new information regarding the HarmonyOS Connect as well as the ecosystem development that has been made since the launch of HarmonyOS 2.0 at HDC 2020. Last month, Huawei also confirmed upgraded over 150 million devices on HarmonyOS 2.0 mobile software system.

HarmonyOS 2.0 November 2021 security patch:

Meanwhile, the HarmonyOS 2.0 security patch details have revealed various aspects of the HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system that will improve the phone’s stability against the latest security threats and enable better security protocol for different parts of the software ecosystem.

Let’s take a look at the HarmonyOS November 2021 security patch details.

CVE – CVE, a short form of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, is a list of publicly disclosed computer security flaws. When someone refers to a CVE, they mean a security flaw that’s been assigned a CVE ID number.

The November 2021 HarmonyOS mobile security update brings improvements for the HarmonyOS smartphone system security with fixes for 1 medium level of vulnerability. There are a total of 5 medium-level CVE fixed in the Kernel department. 10 CVEs are fixed in the application section of HarmonyOS 2.0.

There are also fixes for third party libraries that are part of this OS and a massive number of 40 CVEs have been detected under this region consisting of High and medium levels vulnerabilities.

Rollout:

Huawei has already started to rollout November 2021 HarmonyOS security patch for various Huawei devices including the top models – Huawei Mate 40 series and others.

The security patch will expand further with the upcoming software releases for the corresponding smartphones.