CVE-2018-11970 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published 4 Apr 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit unprotected dynamic allocations in the TZ App to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

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-2018-11970?

CVE-2018-11970 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 4 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TZ App dynamic allocations not protected from XBL loader in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MDM9655, QCS605, SD 410/12, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SXR1130

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11970?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 410 Firmware and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-11970 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11970 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j66-68pv-rmjq.