CVE-2019-14024 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published Updated

A stack-use-after-scope vulnerability in Snapdragon NFC card emulation allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

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-2019-14024?

CVE-2019-14024 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, published on 21 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible stack-use-after-scope issue in NFC usecase for card emulation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in MSM8917, MSM8953, Nicobar, QM215, Rennell, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM632, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14024?

It affects 17 products.

Products include Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qm215 Firmware, Qualcomm Rennell Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm429 Firmware and 11 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-14024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7jf8-9g4x-4g8x.

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