# CVE-2022-33254: Reachable assertion in Modem

> A reachable assertion in the Modem component allows attackers to cause a transient denial of service by sending a crafted SIB1 message.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwgc-3g48-rwwr

## What is CVE-2022-33254?

CVE-2022-33254 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 7 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Transient DOS due to reachable assertion in Modem while processing SIB1 Message.

Weakness: CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33254?

It affects 64 products.


Products: Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6421 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6426 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6431 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6436 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6595au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca8081 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca8337 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcm6490 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcn6024 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcn9024 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs6490 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcx315 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa515m Firmware and 44 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-33254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-33254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-21479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21479/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-21480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21480/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-28562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28562/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in QESL (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40514/): Buffer copy without checking size of input in WLAN Firmware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22096/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-33254 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-33254 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 7 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33254/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33254/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33254
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33254
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33254

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33254/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.