CVE-2023-28583 Double Free in Data Network Stack & Connectivity
A double free vulnerability in the Qualcomm Snapdragon network stack allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via IPv6 timer expiration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28583?
CVE-2023-28583 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 2 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption when IPv6 prefix timer object`s lifetime expires which are created while Netmgr daemon gets an IPv6 address.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28583?
It affects 30 products.
Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6420 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6430 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware and 24 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2023-28583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28583 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware
- CVE-2025-21479 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization
- CVE-2025-21480 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization
- CVE-2023-28562 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in QESL
- CVE-2022-40514 Buffer copy without checking size of input in WLAN Firmware
- CVE-2022-22096 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w3j-4m96-c92x.