CVE-2023-33118 Use After Free in Automotive Audio

High 7.8 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive audio allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted payloads.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-33118?

CVE-2023-33118 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 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 while processing Listen Sound Model client payload buffer when there is a request for Listen Sound session get parameter from ST HAL.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33118?

It affects 135 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6620 Firmware, Qualcomm Csra6640 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware and 129 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-33118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33118 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-2023-33118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qwm2-x6hp-6h68.

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