CVE-2020-11246 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 8.4 Published 7 Apr 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A double free vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service during secure playback.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-11246?

CVE-2020-11246 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 7 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A double free condition can occur when the device moves to suspend mode during secure playback in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11246?

It affects 317 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8920 Firmware and 311 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2020-11246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82j6-3c7m-v8gc.