CVE-2021-1892 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 8.4 Published 7 Apr 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit improper input validation in IO control processing to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on 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-2021-1892?

CVE-2021-1892 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 7 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption due to improper input validation while processing IO control which is nonstandard in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1892?

It affects 54 products.

Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm8005 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm855 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm855p Firmware, Qualcomm Pm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Pmi8998 Firmware and 48 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1892 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-2021-1892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jvc4-r4vc-q9p5.