# CVE-2018-13912: Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables > An arbitrary write vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute code or escalate privileges via kernel address manipulation in compat mode. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 25 Feb 2019 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-m28g-wvgq-x5cp ## What is CVE-2018-13912? CVE-2018-13912 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, published on 25 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Arbitrary write issue can occur when user provides kernel address in compat mode in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 625, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24. Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13912? It affects 36 products. Products: Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 425 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 429 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 439 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 625 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 636 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 670 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 710 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 712 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 820 Firmware and 16 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2018-13912? No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2018-13912 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13912 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware - [CVE-2019-10505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10505/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-10542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10542/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-2258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2258/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-2283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2283/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-2323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2323/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2018-13912 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2018-13912 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, published on 25 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13912 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13912/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13912/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-13912 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13912 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13912 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13912/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.