CVE-2021-30268 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published 3 Jan 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Heap memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malformed HWTC IQ Capture commands.

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-2021-30268?

CVE-2021-30268 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, published on 3 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible heap Memory Corruption Issue due to lack of input validation when sending HWTC IQ Capture command in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30268?

It affects 137 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar6003 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware and 131 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30268 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-2021-30268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m474-jgfr-v495.