CVE-2015-9116 Null dereference in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An untrusted pointer dereference in the QTEE syscall handler allows attackers to cause a denial of service on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

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-2015-9116?

CVE-2015-9116 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9625 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 MDM9625, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 810, SD 820, and SD 820A, in a QTEE syscall handler, an untrusted pointer dereference can occur.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9116?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 430 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 650 Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-9116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vrvm-ch4p-fw58.