CVE-2020-11152

Unspecified impact via unsynchronized HIDL callbacks

Published Jan 21, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

A race condition in Qualcomm Snapdragon GNSS HAL components allows local users with high privileges to cause unspecified impacts. The GNSS HAL processes callback objects received from HIDL while accesses to those shared objects lack synchronization. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and a difficult timing condition; Qualcomm has not published the resulting failure mode.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

A race condition in Qualcomm Snapdragon GNSS HAL components allows local users with high privileges to cause unspecified impacts. The GNSS HAL processes callback objects received from HIDL while accesses to those shared objects lack synchronization. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and a difficult timing condition; Qualcomm has not published the resulting failure mode.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-11152
Published
Jan 21, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
Snapdragon
Classifications
CWE-362
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 21, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8052, APQ8053, APQ8056, APQ8076, APQ8096AU, AQT1000, AR8031, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, MSM8909W, MSM8916, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8952, MSM8953, MSM8956, MSM8976, MSM8976SG, MSM8996AU, PM439, PM660, PM660A, PM660L, PM670, PM670A, PM670L, PM8004, PM8005, PM855, PM855A, PM855B, PM855L, PM855P, PM8916, PM8937, PM8940, PM8952, PM8953, PM8956, PM8998, PMD9655, PMI632, PMI8937, PMI8952, PMI8998, PMM8996AU, PMX24, PMX50, QAT3514, QAT3522, QAT3550, QBT1000, QBT1500, QBT2000, QCA6174A, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6420, QCA6430, QCA6564A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584AU, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCC1110, QCS405, QCS603, QCS605, QET4100, QET4101, QET5100, QET5100M, QFE2080FC, QFE2081FC, QFE2082FC, QFE2101, QFE2550, QFE3100, QFE3440FC, QFE4301, QFE4302, QFE4303, QFE4305, QFE4308, QFE4309, QFE4320, QFE4373FC, QFE4455FC, QFE4465FC, QLN1035BD, QPA4340, QPA4360, QPA5460, QSW8573, QTC800H, QTC800S, QTC800T, QTC801S, RGR7640AU, RSW8577, SD 636, SD 8CX, SD439, SD450, SD660, SD ...[truncated*]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8052, APQ8053, APQ8056, APQ8076, APQ8096AU, AQT1000, AR8031, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, MSM8909W, MSM8916, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8952, MSM8953, MSM8956, MSM8976, MSM8976SG, MSM8996AU, PM439, PM660, PM660A, PM660L, PM670, PM670A, PM670L, PM8004, PM8005, PM855, PM855A, PM855B, PM855L, PM855P, PM8916, PM8937, PM8940, PM8952, PM8953, PM8956, PM8998, PMD9655, PMI632, PMI8937, PMI8952, PMI8998, PMM8996AU, PMX24, PMX50, QAT3514, QAT3522, QAT3550, QBT1000, QBT1500, QBT2000, QCA6174A, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6420, QCA6430, QCA6564A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584AU, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCC1110, QCS405, QCS603, QCS605, QET4100, QET4101, QET5100, QET5100M, QFE2080FC, QFE2081FC, QFE2082FC, QFE2101, QFE2550, QFE3100, QFE3440FC, QFE4301, QFE4302, QFE4303, QFE4305, QFE4308, QFE4309, QFE4320, QFE4373FC, QFE4455FC, QFE4465FC, QLN1035BD, QPA4340, QPA4360, QPA5460, QSW8573, QTC800H, QTC800S, QTC800T, QTC801S, RGR7640AU, RSW8577, SD 636, SD 8CX, SD439, SD450, SD660, SD ...[truncated*]

Published CVSS scores

6.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.9NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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