CVE-2016-10481 Null dereference in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

Critical 9.8 Published 18 Apr 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A null pointer dereference in Qualcomm WLAN firmware causes a system assert and denial of service when receiving specific commands in an unassociated state.

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-2016-10481?

CVE-2016-10481 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9607 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 and Snapdragon Wear MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, QCA4531, QCA6174A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584, QCA6584AU, QCA9377, QCA9378, QCA9379, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 600, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, and SDX20, if WLAN FW receives the WMI_STA_SMPS_PARAM_CMDID ioctl in not-associated state, when the virtual channel handle is not assigned, the code doesn't check for NULL virtual channel handle, so an assert occurs.

Weakness: CWE-17

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10481?

It affects 26 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca4531 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6174a Firmware and 20 more.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-10481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8vg5-3xcg-xq3h.