# CVE-2019-14055: Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

> Attackers can exploit a use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

- **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:** 7 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2w2h-p35q-pj89

## What is CVE-2019-14055?

CVE-2019-14055 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 7 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Possibility of use-after-free and double free because of not marking buffer as NULL after freeing can lead to dangling pointer access in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8909W, MSM8939, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCN7605, QCS605, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24, SDX55, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free), CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14055?

It affects 38 products.


Products: Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9207c Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8905 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8939 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qcn7605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sc8180x Firmware and 18 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware

- [CVE-2021-1905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1905/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-11261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11261/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-1906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1906/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Detection of Error Condition Without Action (medium 6.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-40510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40510/): Buffer copy without checking size of input in Audio. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22088/): Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in Bluetooth HOST (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14055 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 7 Feb 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-2019-14055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8009 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-2019-14055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14055/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14055

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14055/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.