CVE-2022-33246 Use of out-of-range pointer offset in Audio

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon audio subsystem allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via invalid session IDs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-33246?

CVE-2022-33246 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, published on 9 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption in Audio due to use of out-of-range pointer offset while Initiating a voice call session from user space with invalid session id.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-823

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33246?

It affects 42 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6420 Firmware and 36 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33246 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-2022-33246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c87f-vchx-f5hr.

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