CVE-2022-22091 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.5 Published 16 Sep 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Improper authorization of replayed LTE security mode commands allows attackers to cause a denial of service in various Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-22091?

CVE-2022-22091 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 16 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper authorization of a replayed LTE security mode command can lead to a denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22091?

It affects 129 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware and 123 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22091?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-22091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6v9v-7vr2-9555.