CVE-2019-10597 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Kernel writes to user-controlled addresses without checks allow arbitrary memory writes, enabling code execution or privilege escalation 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-2019-10597?
CVE-2019-10597 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, published on 22 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
kernel writes to user passed address without any checks can lead to arbitrary memory write in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ6018, IPQ8074, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, Nicobar, QCS605, Rennell, Saipan, SC7180, SC8180X, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10597?
It affects 20 products.
Products include Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware and 14 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10597 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-2019-10597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware
- CVE-2020-3668 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
- CVE-2019-14111 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2019-10562 Auth bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2020-3618 Null dereference in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2019-14116 Privilege escalation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w24f-vjmf-r7x2.