CVE-2019-14131 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Critical 9.8 Published 16 Apr 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds write in radio measurement request handling allows attackers to cause memory corruption and potential code execution on affected Qualcomm devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-14131?

CVE-2019-14131 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, published on 16 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out of bound write can occur in radio measurement request if STA receives multiple invalid rrm measurement request from AP in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in APQ8053, APQ8096AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCA6574AU, QCS605, Rennell, SA6155P, Saipan, SC8180X, SDM660, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14131?

It affects 21 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14131?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14131 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-2019-14131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ghw5-qw6q-8394.