March 2022 EMUI security fixes a new Wi-Fi issue

Huawei has published March 2022 security bulletin that comes with various fixes for important issues that can compromise your EMUI powered smartphone or tablet. Adding to this, the March 2022 EMUI security patch also fixes an important Wi-Fi issue that has been found in the last software build.

According to the security patch, the March 2022 EMUI security update fixes CVE-2021-40059, which unknowingly extracts permission to control vulnerability in the Wi-Fi module inside the Huawei device.

This new Wi-Fi issue has been classified under medium severity and affected EMUI 12.0.0, 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.

So, what this Wi-Fi issue will do, if it is caught in your Huawei device? It’ll successfully intercept your phone’s security system and help the unknown person to get your confidential details.

Therefore, if you own a Huawei device and want to secure your smartphone, we recommend you download and install the latest March 2022 security patch to fix this EMUI Wi-Fi issue.

Aside from this, the Chinese tech maker has also published a list of devices that will get monthly and quarterly security EMUI security patches scheduled for the month of March 2022. These phone users are eligible to receive new security patches, optimizations, improvements as well as new features via OTA software updates.