CVE-2020-11162 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

A buffer overflow in the MHI driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious EOT events.

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-2020-11162?

CVE-2020-11162 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'Possible buffer overflow in MHI driver due to lack of input parameter validation of EOT events received from MHI device side' 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, MDM9607, MSM8917, MSM8953, Nicobar, QCA6390, QCM2150, QCS404, QCS405, QCS605, QM215, QRB5165, Rennell, SA415M, SA515M, SA6155P, SA8155P, Saipan, SC8180X, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM632, SDM710, SDM845, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11162?

It affects 40 products.

Products include Qualcomm Agatti Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Bitra Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4019 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware and 34 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11162?

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-2020-11162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 2677376, A-160605604, ASB-A-160605604, GHSA-3m68-m828-6v62.