Memory corruption via system configuration API calls
Published Jul 4, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon Linux components allows high-privilege local users to corrupt memory through system configuration API calls. Qualcomm has not disclosed the affected function, unsafe buffer operation, triggering input, or resulting device behavior. Local high-privilege access is required, and the published assessment reports that no user interaction is needed.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon Linux components allows high-privilege local users to corrupt memory through system configuration API calls. Qualcomm has not disclosed the affected function, unsafe buffer operation, triggering input, or resulting device behavior. Local high-privilege access is required, and the published assessment reports that no user interaction is needed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-21637
- Published
- Jul 4, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=AQT1000
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6200
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6800
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6900
- Affected versionversion=QCA6310
- Affected versionversion=QCA6320
- Affected versionversion=QCA6391
- Affected versionversion=QCA6420
- Affected versionversion=QCA6426
- Affected versionversion=QCA6430
- Affected versionversion=QCA6436
- Affected versionversion=QCA6574A
- Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
- Affected versionversion=QCA6595AU
- Affected versionversion=QCA6696
- Affected versionversion=SA6145P
- Affected versionversion=SA6150P
- Affected versionversion=SA6155P
- Affected versionversion=SA8145P
- Affected versionversion=SA8150P
- Affected versionversion=SA8155P
- Affected versionversion=SA8195P
- Affected versionversion=SD835
- Affected versionversion=SD855
- Affected versionversion=SD865 5G
- Affected versionversion=SDX55
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform
- Affected versionversion=SW5100
- Affected versionversion=SW5100P
- Affected versionversion=SXR2130
- Affected versionversion=WCD9335
- Affected versionversion=WCD9340
- Affected versionversion=WCD9341
- Affected versionversion=WCD9360
- Affected versionversion=WCD9380
- Affected versionversion=WCN3610
- Affected versionversion=WCN3660B
- Affected versionversion=WCN3680B
- Affected versionversion=WCN3980
- Affected versionversion=WCN3988
- Affected versionversion=WCN3990
- Affected versionversion=WSA8810
- Affected versionversion=WSA8815
- Affected versionversion=WSA8830
- Affected versionversion=WSA8835
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