CVE-2023-28579 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in WLAN Host
An attacker can trigger memory corruption in the WLAN host driver by providing malformed PMK data, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-28579?
CVE-2023-28579 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, published on 5 Dec 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 deserializing the input PMK bytes without checking the input PMK length.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28579?
It affects 34 products.
Products include Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8295p Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6595au Firmware and 28 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28579?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-28579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware
Sources
Also known as 3283749, A-285915779, GHSA-5vhh-j7c8-8hjc, PUB-A-285915779.