CVE-2019-10569 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published 5 Mar 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A stack buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via hardware accelerated effects.

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-2019-10569?

CVE-2019-10569 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, published on 5 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack buffer overflow due to instance id is misplaced inside definition of hardware accelerated effects in makefile in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in APQ8053, APQ8098, MDM9607, MDM9640, MSM8998, QCS605, SC8180X, SDM439, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDM845, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10569?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10569?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10569 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-2019-10569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10569 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rgf4-9xrf-jpv4.