CVE-2020-11297 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

High 7.5 Published 22 Feb 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service in the WLAN module by sending excessive frames, affecting various Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2020-11297?

CVE-2020-11297 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, published on 22 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Denial of service in WLAN module due to improper check of subtypes in logic where excessive frames are dropped in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11297?

It affects 263 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware and 257 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11297?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2020-11297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 2588832, A-172349044, ASB-A-172349044, GHSA-96rr-c4vc-33w4.