CVE-2020-11167 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Remote attackers can trigger memory corruption in Bluetooth L2CAP reassembly logic, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Snapdragon devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-11167?
CVE-2020-11167 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, published on 21 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption while calculating L2CAP packet length in reassembly logic when remote sends more data than expected in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11167?
It affects 286 products.
Products include Qualcomm Apq8009w, Qualcomm Apq8017, Qualcomm Apq8037, Qualcomm Apq8053, Qualcomm Apq8064au, Qualcomm Apq8096au and 280 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11167?
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-2020-11167 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11167 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Sources
Also known as 2434229, A-168049959, ASB-A-168049959, GHSA-792j-8wv9-hgmh.