CVE-2023-33054 Improper Authentication in GPS HLOS Driver
An attacker can bypass authentication in the GPS driver during assistance data download, potentially compromising location services on Snapdragon devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-33054?
CVE-2023-33054 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, published on 5 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cryptographic issue in GPS HLOS Driver while downloading Qualcomm GNSS assistance data.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33054?
It affects 168 products.
Products include Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm 8098 Firmware, Qualcomm 8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq5053-Aa Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware and 162 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33054?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-33054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware
- CVE-2023-33107 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Integer Overflow
- CVE-2023-33063 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-27034 Improper Validation of Array Index in Multi-Mode Call Processor
- CVE-2023-22388 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Multi-mode Call Processor
- CVE-2023-28578 Improper Input Validation in Services
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9v76-xcm4-wwhw.