CVE-2021-30285 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Critical 9.3 Published 13 Jan 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Improper memory region validation in the Hypervisor allows incorrect region mapping, potentially enabling 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-2021-30285?

CVE-2021-30285 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, published on 13 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper validation of memory region in Hypervisor can lead to incorrect region mapping in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30285?

It affects 102 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Fsm10055 Firmware and 96 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30285 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-2021-30285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qwrx-f59j-pwr8.