CVE-2022-40527 Reachable Assertion in WLAN Embedded SW

High 7.5 Published Updated

A reachable assertion in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows attackers to cause a transient denial of service.

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-2022-40527?

CVE-2022-40527 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 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 WLAN while processing PEER ID populated by TQM.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40527?

It affects 99 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6000 Firmware and 93 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40527 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-2022-40527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4grg-rgmh-vh43.

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