# CVE-2023-22386: Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in WLAN HOST

> A memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm WLAN HOST allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted firmware requests.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** 3355665, A-276750584, ASB-A-276750584, GHSA-99j5-qj43-jq8m

## What is CVE-2023-22386?

CVE-2023-22386 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 4 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Memory Corruption in WLAN HOST while processing WLAN FW request to allocate memory.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22386?

It affects 201 products.


Products: Qualcomm 215 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Flight Rb5 5g Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware and 181 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22386?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-22386 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22386 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware

- [CVE-2024-53014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53014/): Improper Validation of Array Index in Audio (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-21424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21424/): Use After Free in NPU (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-24854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24854/): Stack-based Buffer Overflow in WLAN HOST (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-2248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2248/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-11922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11922/): Configurations in Android Build (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22386 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22386 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 4 Jul 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-2023-22386 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ar8035 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-2023-22386/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22386/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22386
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22386
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22386

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22386/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.