CVE-2020-11284 Security feature bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 8.4 Published 7 May 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass secure boot protections by modifying locked memory via improper system calls, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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-2020-11284?

CVE-2020-11284 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 7 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Locked memory can be unlocked and modified by non secure boot loader through improper system call sequence making the memory region untrusted source of input for secure boot loader in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-667

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11284?

It affects 131 products.

Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm3003a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm4125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm4250 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6125 Firmware and 125 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5fw8-w4xc-h995.