CVE-2020-11238 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.5 Published 9 Jun 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A buffer over-read in ARP/NS parsing allows attackers to disclose memory or cause denial of service in Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-11238?

CVE-2020-11238 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 9 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible Buffer over-read in ARP/NS parsing due to lack of check of packet length received in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11238?

It affects 402 products.

Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8151 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware and 396 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11238 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-2020-11238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x332-fj8r-4r62.