CVE-2023-28580 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in WLAN Host

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in the WLAN Host driver to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected 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-2023-28580?

CVE-2023-28580 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 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 setting the PMK length in PMK length in internal cache.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28580?

It affects 44 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8295p Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware and 38 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28580?

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-2023-28580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 3385426, A-285915800, GHSA-7fw8-gr6f-mrc3, PUB-A-285915800.

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