CVE-2017-18282 Security feature bypass in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published Updated

Non-secure software can trigger secure bus accesses, potentially exposing Restricted Mode Processor access in Qualcomm Snapdragon chips.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-18282?

CVE-2017-18282 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 23 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Non-secure SW can cause SDCC to generate secure bus accesses, which may expose RPM access in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in version MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 430, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 835, SDA660.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18282?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd212 Firmware and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-18282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-27mq-645j-xwfx.

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