# CVE-2023-43525: Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in Audio

> A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon audio drivers allows attackers to corrupt memory, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 May 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** 3527072, A-309462068, GHSA-5gqc-xc59-8hhw, PUB-A-309462068

## What is CVE-2023-43525?

CVE-2023-43525 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 6 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Memory corruption while copying the sound model data from user to kernel buffer during sound model register.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43525?

It affects 40 products.


Products: Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8255p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8295p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8650p Firmware, Qualcomm Qam8775p Firmware, Qualcomm Qamsrv1h Firmware, Qualcomm Qamsrv1m Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6574au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6584au Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6696 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6698aq Firmware, Qualcomm Qca8081 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca8337 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcc710 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcn6224 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcn6274 Firmware, Qualcomm Qfw7114 Firmware, Qualcomm Qfw7124 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6145p Firmware and 20 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-43525?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-43525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware

- [CVE-2023-33106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33106/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-45569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45569/): Improper Validation of Array Index in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-21473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21473/): Improper Input Validation in WIN SON (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28582/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Modem (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-43552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43552/): Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-43525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-43525 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 6 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.