CVE-2021-30259 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.8 Published 12 Nov 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds access in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

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-2021-30259?

CVE-2021-30259 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 12 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible out of bound access due to improper validation of function table entries in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30259?

It affects 158 products.

Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware and 152 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30259?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30259 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-2021-30259 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rhjm-5wg5-jr2x.