CVE-2022-22059 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 8.4 Published 2 Sep 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds read in Snapdragon video parsing allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

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-2022-22059?

CVE-2022-22059 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 2 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption due to out of bound read while parsing a video file in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22059?

It affects 95 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware and 89 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22059 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-2022-22059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgc7-w7g7-9cc9.