CVE-2022-22080 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

High 8.4 Published 2 Sep 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Improper validation in Snapdragon firmware allows memory corruption, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation on affected devices.

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

What is CVE-2022-22080?

CVE-2022-22080 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 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

Improper validation of backend id in PCM routing process can lead to memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22080?

It affects 112 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware and 106 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22080?

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-2022-22080 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 2898981, A-231156274, ASB-A-231156274, GHSA-g2j8-6pgv-mpjm.