CVE-2020-11282 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published 22 Feb 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Improper access control in the kgsl driver allows mapping GPU memstore to user space, potentially exposing sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2020-11282?

CVE-2020-11282 is a high-severity missing authorization 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 22 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper access control when using mmap with the kgsl driver with a special offset value that can be provided to map the memstore of the GPU to user space 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-2020-11282?

It affects 425 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009, Qualcomm Apq8009w, Qualcomm Apq8017, Qualcomm Apq8037, Qualcomm Apq8053, Qualcomm Apq8064au and 419 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11282?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-11282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as 2748408, A-161374239, ASB-A-161374239, GHSA-mwrv-7784-j7w2.