CVE-2015-9110 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can bypass security checks in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware due to missing validation on secure state calls, potentially compromising system integrity.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-9110?

CVE-2015-9110 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, published on 18 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Automobile and Snapdragon Mobile SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, and SD 820A, no address argument validation is performed on calls to the qsee_get_secure_state syscall.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9110?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 650 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 652 Firmware and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9110?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9110 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2015-9110 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9110 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vg74-mq69-rh74.