CVE-2021-30289 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published 3 Jan 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a malformed DIAG command.

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-2021-30289?

CVE-2021-30289 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 buffer overflow due to lack of range check while processing a DIAG command for COEX management in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30289?

It affects 103 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Fsm10055 Firmware and 97 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30289 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-2021-30289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-624j-wgxh-4x2w.