CVE-2020-11164 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables
Third-party apps can trigger privileged broadcasts in Perfdump due to improper access control, leading to privilege escalation on 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-11164?
CVE-2020-11164 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au 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'Third-party app may also call the broadcasts in Perfdump and cause privilege escalation issue due to improper access control' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in Agatti, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, Bitra, Kamorta, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8940, Nicobar, QCA6390, QCM2150, QCS605, Rennell, SA6155P, SA8155P, Saipan, SDA660, SDM429W, SDM450, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11164?
It affects 30 products.
Products include Qualcomm Agatti Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Bitra Firmware, Qualcomm Kamorta Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware and 24 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-11164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware
- CVE-2020-3654 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2020-3673 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2020-3692 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-3670 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7xc-6mwj-7f9m.