#VU61068 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Qualcomm products - CVE-2021-1942

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61068

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1942

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
AQT1000
AR8031
AR8035
CSRA6620
CSRA6640
FSM10055
FSM10056
QCA6390
QCA6391
QCA6420
QCA6426
QCA6430
QCA6436
QCA6564
QCA6564A
QCA6564AU
QCA6574
QCA6574A
QCA6595AU
QCA6696
QCA8337
QCA9984
QCM2290
QCM4290
QCM6490
QCN9011
QCN9012
QCS2290
QCS410
QCS4290
QCS610
QCS6490
QCX315
QRB5165
QRB5165M
QRB5165N
QSM8250
SA4150P
SA4155P
SA415M
SA515M
SA6145P
SA6150P
SA6155
SA8145P
SA8150P
SA8155
SA8155P
SA8195P
SD8cxGen2
SD8cxGen3
SD460
SD480
SD662
SD678
SD6905G
SD720G
SD750G
SD765
SD765G
SD768G
SD778G
SD7c
SD8655G
SD870
SD8885G
SDX55M
SDX57M
SDXR25G
SM6225
SM6250
SM6250P
SM6375
SM7250P
SM7325P
SW5100
SW5100P
SXR2150P
WCD9335
WCD9340
WCD9341
WCD9360
WCD9370
WCD9375
WCD9380
WCD9385
WCN3910
WCN3950
WCN3980
WCN3988
WCN3991
WCN3998
WCN3999
WCN6750
WCN6850
WCN6851
WCN6855
WCN6856
WSA8810
WSA8815
WSA8830
WSA8835
MDM9150
QCA6574AU
QCS405
SA6155P
SD675
SD730
SD855
SDX55

Software vendor:
Qualcomm

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due improper handling of permissions of a shared memory region in the Core subsystem. A local application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/march-2022-bulletin