CVE-2021-35079 Information disclosure in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Medium 6.2 Published 14 Jun 2022 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Improper permission validation in the Telephony service API allows third-party applications to access sensitive information on Qualcomm 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-2021-35079?

CVE-2021-35079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, published on 14 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper validation of permissions for third party application accessing Telephony service API can lead to information disclosure in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-281

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35079?

It affects 61 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6420 Firmware and 55 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-35079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-35079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-35079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xfmg-hgvr-rfgp.