# CVE-2023-21648: Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in RIL

> An integer overflow in Qualcomm RIL leads to memory corruption, potentially allowing remote code execution on affected Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrgp-8cmq-343v

## What is CVE-2023-21648?

CVE-2023-21648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 8 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Memory corruption in RIL while trying to send apdu packet.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-680 (Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21648?

It affects 34 products.


Products: Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6420 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6430 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574a Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6595au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcc5100 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa515m Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6145p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6150p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8145p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8150p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8155p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa8195p Firmware, Qualcomm Sd855 Firmware, Qualcomm Sda429w Firmware, Qualcomm Sdx55 Firmware and 14 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-21648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-21648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21648 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-2023-21648 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-21648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 8 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21648 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-2023-21648/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21648/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21648
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21648
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21648

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21648/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.