CVE-2020-11125 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.8 Published 2 Nov 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds access in MHI command processing allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

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

What is CVE-2020-11125?

CVE-2020-11125 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 2 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

u'Out of bound access can happen in MHI command process due to lack of check of channel id value received from MHI devices' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in Agatti, APQ8009, Bitra, IPQ4019, IPQ5018, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, Kamorta, MDM9150, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8917, MSM8953, Nicobar, QCA6390, QCA9531, QCM2150, QCS404, QCS405, QCS605, QCS610, QM215, QRB5165, Rennell, SA415M, SA515M, SA6155P, SA8155P, Saipan, SC8180X, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM632, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11125?

It affects 48 products.

Products include Qualcomm Agatti Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Bitra Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware and 42 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11125?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-11125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 2617422, 2673763, A-160605820, ASB-A-160605820, GHSA-9qwj-267h-cmr3.