CVE-2020-11161 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

High 7.1 Published 9 Jun 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds memory access in Qualcomm Snapdragon components allows attackers to potentially execute code or cause denial of service via negative width calculations.

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-2020-11161?

CVE-2020-11161 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, published on 9 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bounds memory access can occur while calculating alignment requirements for a negative width from external components in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11161?

It affects 226 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8064au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8151 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware and 220 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11161 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-2020-11161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cr6c-2fj6-gjp2.