CVE-2021-1915 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.8 Published 7 May 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via improper NDP validation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-1915?

CVE-2021-1915 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au 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

Buffer overflow can occur due to improper validation of NDP application information length in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1915?

It affects 404 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware and 398 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1915?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1915 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-2021-1915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-49cv-7gj5-qq34.