CVE-2020-11273 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.5 Published 7 May 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A missing null check in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to cause a denial of service via null pointer dereference.

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-2020-11273?

CVE-2020-11273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, published on 7 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Histogram type KPI was teardown with the assumption of the existence of histogram binning info and will lead to null pointer access when histogram binning info is missing due to lack of null check in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11273?

It affects 178 products.

Products include Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm3003a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150l Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6350 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm7150a Firmware and 172 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6jqw-mq9c-9fwx.