CVE-2019-14122 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Mobile
A memory failure in SKB padding handling can cause a denial of service on Snapdragon devices under low memory conditions.
- 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-2019-14122?
CVE-2019-14122 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Saipan Firmware, published on 16 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory failure in SKB if it fails to to add the requested padding to the skb in low memory targets or targets with major memory fragmentation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Mobile in Saipan, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130
Weakness: CWE-755
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14122?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Qualcomm Saipan Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8150 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8250 Firmware, Qualcomm Sxr2130 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14122?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-14122 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14122 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Saipan Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q9f-3pgp-rwm7.