CVE-2019-2329 Use after free in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.8 Published 21 Nov 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a failed trusted application start.

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-2019-2329?

CVE-2019-2329 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free issue in cleanup routine due to missing pointer sanitization for a failed start of a trusted application. in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in MDM9205, QCS404, QCS605, SDA845, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2329?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs404 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda845 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm670 Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm710 Firmware and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2329?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2329 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-2329 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6r6f-m848-c93r.