CVE-2023-43531

Memory corruption via uninitialized serialized-header pointer

Published May 6, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon SPS applications allows local users to corrupt memory during cryptographic key-pair generation. SPS verifies a serialized header during key-pair generation through an uninitialized pointer; Qualcomm has not disclosed the specific function or input path. Local reachability requires execution on an affected chipset, and corruption can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon SPS applications allows local users to corrupt memory during cryptographic key-pair generation. SPS verifies a serialized header during key-pair generation through an uninitialized pointer; Qualcomm has not disclosed the specific function or input path. Local reachability requires execution on an affected chipset, and corruption can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-43531
Published
May 6, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
SA8155P Firmware
Classifications
CWE-824
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · SA8155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA9000P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon 865 5G Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QSM8350 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6698AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SW5100 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SW5100P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9390 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6431 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8540P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QDX1011 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCD9375 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6274 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6678AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8770P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8620P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAMSRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SG8275P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SM8550P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8810 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8337 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6426 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6797AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA6150P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8081 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 7800 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SC8380XP Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM4490 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8195P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM6490 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=AR8035; version=FastConnect 6200; version=FastConnect 6700; version=FastConnect 6800; version=FastConnect 6900; version=FastConnect 7800; version=QAM8255P; version=QAM8295P; version=QAM8650P; version=QAM8775P; version=QAMSRV1H; version=QAMSRV1M; version=QCA6174A; version=QCA6391; version=QCA6421; version=QCA6426; version=QCA6431; version=QCA6436; version=QCA6574; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6584AU; version=QCA6595; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6678AQ; version=QCA6696; version=QCA6698AQ; version=QCA6797AQ; version=QCA8081; version=QCA8337; version=QCC710; version=QCM4490; version=QCM5430; version=QCM6490; version=QCM8550; version=QCN6224; version=QCN6274; version=QCS4490; version=QCS5430; version=QCS6490; version=QCS8550; version=QDU1000; version=QDU1010; version=QDU1110; version=QDU1210; version=QDX1010; version=QDX1011; version=QEP8111; version=QFW7114; version=QFW7124; version=QRU1032; version=QRU1052; version=QRU1062; version=QSM8350; version=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform; version=SA6145P; version=SA6150P; version=SA6155P; version=SA7255P; version=SA8145P; version=SA8150P; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8255P; version=SA8295P; version=SA8530P; version=SA8540P; version=SA8620P; version=SA8650P; version=SA8770P; version=SA8775P; version=SA9000P; version=SC8380XP; version=SD865 5G; version=SD 8 Gen1 5G; version=SG8275P; version=SM7250P; version=SM8550P; version=Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 765 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AA); version=Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AB); version=Snapdragon 768G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AC); version=Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB); version=Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC); version=Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC); version=Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform (SC8280XP-AB, BB); version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform; version=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2; version=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform; version=Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform; version=SRV1H; version=SRV1M; version=SSG2115P; version=SSG2125P; version=SW5100; version=SW5100P; version=SXR1230P; version=SXR2130; version=TalynPlus; version=WCD9340; version=WCD9370; version=WCD9375; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9385; version=WCD9390; version=WCD9395; version=WCN3950; version=WCN3980; version=WCN3988; version=WSA8810; version=WSA8815; version=WSA8830; version=WSA8832; version=WSA8835; version=WSA8840; version=WSA8845; version=WSA8845H
Qualcomm · SA6155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QRU1032 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8530P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8845H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6421 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS6490 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QDX1010 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR1230P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8145P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6700 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QRU1052 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6900 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QEP8111 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SSG2125P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS4490 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM8550 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS8550 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9370 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8150P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SSG2115P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8845 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7124 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SD 8 Gen1 5G Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6224 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SM7250P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM5430 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS5430 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAMSRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QDU1210 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA7255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3988 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9395 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6436 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6574AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6584AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QDU1000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9380 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8840 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QRU1062 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · TalynPlus Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA6145P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6200 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · AR8035 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCC710 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6174A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3950 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8830 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6391 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9385 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9340 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCN3980 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8835 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6800 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8832 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR2130 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6696 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QDU1110 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7114 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8815 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QDU1010 Firmwareversion=0 <=*

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-824Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Public exploit references

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