CVE-2019-14054 Privilege escalation in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.8 Published 2 Jun 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Improper permissions in XBL_SEC allow attackers to modify secure boot code and divert RAM dumps, enabling privilege escalation on 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-2019-14054?

CVE-2019-14054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware, published on 2 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper permissions in XBL_SEC region enable user to update XBL_SEC code and data and divert the RAM dump path to normal cold boot path in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in Kamorta, MSM8998, QCS404, QCS605, SDA660, SDA845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SM8150, SXR1130, SXR2130

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14054?

It affects 16 products.

Products include Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs404 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda660 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda845 Firmware and 10 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14054?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-14054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pwq3-qhfc-9mf5.