# CVE-2019-10596: Missing authorization in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

> Improper access control allows signed processes to guess PIDs and access other processes' address space, potentially leading to data exposure or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 8 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pr8c-jqc3-9gww

## What is CVE-2019-10596?

CVE-2019-10596 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, published on 8 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

u'Improper access control can lead signed process to guess pid of other processes and access their address space' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in Bitra, Nicobar, QCS605, QCS610, Rennell, SA6155P, Saipan, SC7180, SC8180X, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10596?

It affects 19 products.


Products: Qualcomm Bitra Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs610 Firmware, Qualcomm Rennell Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware, Qualcomm Saipan Firmware, Qualcomm Sc7180 Firmware, Qualcomm Sc8180x Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm670 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm710 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm850 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm6150 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm7150 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8150 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8250 Firmware, Qualcomm Sxr1130 Firmware, Qualcomm Sxr2130 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware

- [CVE-2020-3694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3694/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-11129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11129/): Use after free in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-10629](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10629/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-13992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13992/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-14117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14117/): Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10596 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, published on 8 Sep 2020. 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-2019-10596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Nicobar 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-2019-10596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10596/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.