Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Qualcomm products

#VU61068 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Qualcomm products

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Published: 2022-03-07

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61068

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1942

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vendor: Qualcomm

Description

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AQT1000: All versions

AR8031: All versions

AR8035: All versions

CSRA6620: All versions

CSRA6640: All versions

FSM10055: All versions

FSM10056: All versions

MDM9150: All versions

QCA6390: All versions

QCA6391: All versions

QCA6420: All versions

QCA6426: All versions

QCA6430: All versions

QCA6436: All versions

QCA6564: All versions

QCA6564A: All versions

QCA6564AU: All versions

QCA6574: All versions

QCA6574A: All versions

QCA6574AU: All versions

QCA6595AU: All versions

QCA6696: All versions

QCA8337: All versions

QCA9984: All versions

QCM2290: All versions

QCM4290: All versions

QCM6490: All versions

QCN9011: All versions

QCN9012: All versions

QCS2290: All versions

QCS405: All versions

QCS410: All versions

QCS4290: All versions

QCS610: All versions

QCS6490: All versions

QCX315: All versions

QRB5165: All versions

QRB5165M: All versions

QRB5165N: All versions

QSM8250: All versions

SA4150P: All versions

SA4155P: All versions

SA415M: All versions

SA515M: All versions

SA6145P: All versions

SA6150P: All versions

SA6155: All versions

SA6155P: All versions

SA8145P: All versions

SA8150P: All versions

SA8155: All versions

SA8155P: All versions

SA8195P: All versions

SD675: All versions

SD8cxGen2: All versions

SD8cxGen3: All versions

SD460: All versions

SD480: All versions

SD662: All versions

SD678: All versions

SD6905G: All versions

SD720G: All versions

SD730: All versions

SD750G: All versions

SD765: All versions

SD765G: All versions

SD768G: All versions

SD778G: All versions

SD7c: All versions

SD855: All versions

SD8655G: All versions

SD870: All versions

SD8885G: All versions

SDX55: All versions

SDX55M: All versions

SDX57M: All versions

SDXR25G: All versions

SM6225: All versions

SM6250: All versions

SM6250P: All versions

SM6375: All versions

SM7250P: All versions

SM7325P: All versions

SW5100: All versions

SW5100P: All versions

SXR2150P: All versions

WCD9335: All versions

WCD9340: All versions

WCD9341: All versions

WCD9360: All versions

WCD9370: All versions

WCD9375: All versions

WCD9380: All versions

WCD9385: All versions

WCN3910: All versions

WCN3950: All versions

WCN3980: All versions

WCN3988: All versions

WCN3991: All versions

WCN3998: All versions

WCN3999: All versions

WCN6750: All versions

WCN6850: All versions

WCN6851: All versions

WCN6855: All versions

WCN6856: All versions

WSA8810: All versions

WSA8815: All versions

WSA8830: All versions

WSA8835: All versions

External links
http://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/march-2022-bulletin

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

Latest bulletins with this vulnerability

Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Android

Multiple vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chipsets