CVE-2019-2249 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Critical 9.8 Published 6 Nov 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A local attacker can read arbitrary kernel memory via a syscall, potentially exposing sensitive data in Qualcomm Snapdragon 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-2019-2249?

CVE-2019-2249 is a critical vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Kernel can do a memory read from arbitrary address passed by user during execution of a syscall in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ8074, MDM9205, MDM9650, QCA8081, QCS605, SD 427, SD 435, SD 450, SD 625, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM630, SDM660, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2249?

It affects 27 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca8081 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 427 Firmware and 21 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-2249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j5m5-vmc9-whq8.