# CVE-2023-28560: Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in WLAN HAL

> Memory corruption in Qualcomm WLAN HAL allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious WMI payloads.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmgw-jmjc-q6wf

## What is CVE-2023-28560?

CVE-2023-28560 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 5 Sep 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 HAL while processing devIndex from untrusted WMI payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28560?

It affects 267 products.


Products: Qualcomm 8098 Firmware, Qualcomm 8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq5053-Aa Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8076 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8084 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8092 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8094 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Platform Firmware and 247 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28560?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware

- [CVE-2023-33024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33024/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in Radio Interface Layer (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2023-28571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28571/): Buffer Over-read in WLAN HOST (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28560 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28560 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 5 Sep 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-2023-28560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8009 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-2023-28560/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28560/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28560
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28560
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28560

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28560/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.