CVE-2018-11932 Privilege escalation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.1 Published 25 Feb 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Improper input validation allows attackers to gain read-write access to secure subsystems from the host OS on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips.

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-2018-11932?

CVE-2018-11932 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, published on 25 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation can lead RW access to secure subsystem from HLOS in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in versions MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8996AU, QCS605, SD 410/12, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 8CX, SXR1130.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11932?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 12 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 16 Firmware and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11932?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11932 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11932 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-885q-44cx-9vf8.