CVE-2020-11294 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Medium 5.9 Published 7 May 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An out-of-bounds write in the logger allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

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-2020-11294?

CVE-2020-11294 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 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

Out of bound write in logger due to prefix size is not validated while prepended to logging string in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11294?

It affects 244 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm215 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm3003a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150a Firmware and 238 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11294 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-2020-11294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cxw5-q7v9-8pf8.