Qualcomm WSA8835 Modem assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qualcomm AR8035, QCA6391, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9024, QCS6490, SA515M, SD 8 Gen1 5G, SD480, SD695, SD778G, SD780G, SD888 5G, SDX57M, SDX65, SDX70M, SM7325P, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WCN3988, WCN3991, WCN3998, WCN6740, WCN6750, WCN6850, WCN6851, WCN6855, WCN6856, WCN7850, WCN7851, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830 and WSA8835. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Modem. Performing a manipulation results in assertion. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-33244. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qualcomm AR8035, QCA6391, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCM6490, QCN6024, QCN9024, QCS6490, SA515M, SD 8 Gen1 5G, SD480, SD695, SD778G, SD780G, SD888 5G, SDX57M, SDX65, SDX70M, SM7325P, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WCN3988, WCN3991, WCN3998, WCN6740, WCN6750, WCN6850, WCN6851, WCN6855, WCN6856, WCN7850, WCN7851, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830 and WSA8835 (Chip Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component Modem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Transient DOS due to reachable assertion in modem during MIB reception and SIB timeout

The weakness was published 03/11/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-33244 since 06/14/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-0841). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Samsung Exynos
  • Samsung Android

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Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/14/2022 🔍
03/11/2023 +270 days 🔍
03/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +907 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-33244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-33244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222795
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-0841 - Samsung Android und Samsung Exynos: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2023 08:31
Updated: 09/03/2025 15:48
Changes: 03/11/2023 08:31 (48), 09/03/2025 15:48 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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