CVE-2020-11291 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 9 Jun 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute code or cause denial of service via malicious IKEv2 delete payloads.

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-2020-11291?

CVE-2020-11291 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 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 overflow while updating ikev2 parameters for delete payloads received during informational exchange due to lack of check of input validation for certain parameters received from the ePDG server in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11291?

It affects 96 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8920 Firmware and 90 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11291 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-2020-11291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w53g-3x4g-6vhq.