#VU64995 Resource exhaustion in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-22101

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64995

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22101

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
APQ8096AU
Hardware solutions / Firmware
QCA6574AU
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SA6155P
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SA8540P
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SA9000P
Hardware solutions / Firmware
QAM8295P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6564A
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6564AU
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6574A
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6696
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA6145P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA6150P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8145P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8150P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8155P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8195P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8295P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware

Vendor: Qualcomm

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources while parsing an incoming HAB messages. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

APQ8096AU: All versions

QAM8295P: All versions

QCA6564A: All versions

QCA6564AU: All versions

QCA6574A: All versions

QCA6574AU: All versions

QCA6696: All versions

SA6145P: All versions

SA6150P: All versions

SA6155P: All versions

SA8145P: All versions

SA8150P: All versions

SA8155P: All versions

SA8195P: All versions

SA8295P: All versions

SA8540P: All versions

SA9000P: All versions

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External links
https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/july-2022-bulletin.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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