CVE-2021-35118 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Medium 6.7 Published 14 Jun 2022 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An out-of-bounds write in the camera driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2021-35118?

CVE-2021-35118 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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

An out-of-bounds write can occur due to an incorrect input check in the camera driver in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35118?

It affects 100 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware and 94 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-35118?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-35118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 3007258, A-209481020, GHSA-j937-5x74-84wp, PUB-A-209481020.