CVE-2020-11129 Use after free in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published 9 Sep 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to cause a denial of service in camera applications.

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-2020-11129?

CVE-2020-11129 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware, published on 9 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

u'During the error occurrence in capture request, the buffer is freed and later accessed causing the camera APP to fail due to memory use-after-free' in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in Bitra, Kamorta, QCS605, Saipan, SDM710, SM8250, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11129?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Qualcomm Bitra Firmware, Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Saipan Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm710 Firmware, Qualcomm Sm8250 Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11129?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11129 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-2020-11129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qfrg-7c28-7q8x.