Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to SDX24 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IoT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-13920. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IoT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables (Chip Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free condition due to Improper handling of hrtimers when the PMU driver tries to access its events in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 425, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820A, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, SDX24

The weakness was shared 05/24/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at codeaurora.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-13920 since 07/11/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/15/2020).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-135515, VDB-135516, VDB-135517 and VDB-135518 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

07/11/2018 🔍
05/24/2019 +317 days 🔍
05/25/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/15/2020 +387 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: codeaurora.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-13920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-13920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135539
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2019 10:59
Updated: 06/15/2020 20:12
Changes: 05/25/2019 10:59 (55), 06/15/2020 20:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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