CVE-2015-9146 Other in Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Improper pointer validation in Qualcomm Snapdragon drivers allows attackers to trigger memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

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-2015-9146?

CVE-2015-9146 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 Mobile MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 400, SD 800, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, when QDI read, write, or ioctl are called, the passed-in pointer is not properly validated before accessing it for the delayed response.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9146?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 400 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 800 Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-9146?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9146 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-9146 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fqfx-qch6-7ghh.