Vulnerability identifier: #VU80379

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40524

CWE-ID: CWE-126

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
AQT1000
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6390
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6391
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6420
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6426
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6430
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6436
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6595AU
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6696
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCC5100
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
SD865 5G
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SD870
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SDX55M
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SDXR2 5G
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SW5100
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SW5100P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCD9341
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCD9380
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCN3660B
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCN3680B
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCN3980
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCN3988
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCN3998
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCN6850
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WCN6851
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WSA8810
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WSA8815
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WSA8830
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
WSA8835
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6574AU
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SA6155P
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SD855
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Qualcomm

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Modem. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation
Install security update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AQT1000: All versions

QCA6390: All versions

QCA6391: All versions

QCA6420: All versions

QCA6426: All versions

QCA6430: All versions

QCA6436: All versions

QCA6574AU: All versions

QCA6595AU: All versions

QCA6696: All versions

QCC5100: All versions

SA6145P: All versions

SA6150P: All versions

SA6155P: All versions

SA8145P: All versions

SA8150P: All versions

SA8155P: All versions

SA8195P: All versions

SD855: All versions

SD865 5G: All versions

SD870: All versions

SDX55M: All versions

SDXR2 5G: All versions

SW5100: All versions

SW5100P: All versions

WCD9341: All versions

WCD9380: All versions

WCN3660B: All versions

WCN3680B: All versions

WCN3980: All versions

WCN3988: All versions

WCN3998: All versions

WCN6850: All versions

WCN6851: All versions

WSA8810: All versions

WSA8815: All versions

WSA8830: All versions

WSA8835: All versions

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External links
http://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/september-2023-bulletin.html

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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.